06-21-2003, 03:18 PM
There was a sort of private environment control. A decent villa for instance was supposed to have fields, pastures and woodland, giving a pretty balanced scenery.<br>
On the other hand some groves were indeed sacred. I think it's during the siege of Massilia that Caesar had to take the axe himself to convince his frightened legionaries to cut off a grove believed to the home of a local deity. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=antoninuslucretius@romanarmytalk>Antoninus Lucretius</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://localhost:1094/Homesteads/_1750094854/files/Cesar_triste.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 6/21/03 5:21 pm<br></i>
On the other hand some groves were indeed sacred. I think it's during the siege of Massilia that Caesar had to take the axe himself to convince his frightened legionaries to cut off a grove believed to the home of a local deity. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=antoninuslucretius@romanarmytalk>Antoninus Lucretius</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://localhost:1094/Homesteads/_1750094854/files/Cesar_triste.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 6/21/03 5:21 pm<br></i>
