# Columella — The Wealth of Nations character guide

> Columella in The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Columella

**First appearance:** 0017-i-of-the-produce-of-land-which-always-affords-rent

## Who they are

Roman writer on agriculture cited for economic data.

## In the story

### [I: Of the Produce of Land Which Always Affords Rent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/i-of-the-produce-of-land-which-always-affords-rent)

Quoted on ancient husbandry and the value of vineyards.

### [Second Sort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/second-sort)

Ancient Roman writer referenced regarding the profitability of feeding deer (Turdi).

### [II: Of the Discouragement of Agriculture in the Ancient State of Europe After the Fall of the Roman Empire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/ii-of-the-discouragement-of-agriculture-in-the-ancient-state-of-europe-after-the-fall-of-the-roman-empire)

Columella is mentioned alongside Pliny as noting the degeneration of corn cultivation under slave management in ancient Italy.

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