Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella was the author of the most comprehensive, systematic agricultural manual to survive from antiquity, but his birth and death dates are uncertain. Internal references and some remarks in the works of other writers...

fl. first century A.D. Roman agricultural writer. Born in Gades in Spain, he wrote, among other works, treatises on Roman agriculture. His most famous such work was De Re Rustica (On agriculture). All 12 books of this agricultural manual survive and...

Lucius Iunius Moderatus Columella (Gades, Hispania Baetica, 4 - ca. 70) was a Roman writer. After a career in the army (he was tribune in Syria in 35), he took up farming. His De Re Rustica in twelve volumes has been completely preserved and forms our...

In this article we discuss the anatomy of the nasal base and explain the causes of postoperative hanging columella, distinguishing this entity from similar deformities with which it can be confused. We suggest measures that could be helpful in preventing this deformity. We performed...

The treatment of total columellar defects is very difficult, and there is not any first choice in reconstruction of these defects. Various techniques have been reported for this purpose. Each technique has its own drawbacks, and few can be performed in one stage. We...