Rerum Rusticarum libri tres
Author: first_name: Marcus Terentius
last_name: Varro
Language: Latin
Year: 1889

Probably the most wide-ranging Roman polymath. His work on farming shows the degree of his sophistication. Rich in allusion to other authors, the material is presented in a dramatic setting, and dialogue, the most elevated form of philosophical discourse, is Varro's preferred format. (Summary by Malone)