person
Aegialus
A diligent farmer, the contemporary owner of Scipio's old estate at Liternum; Seneca credits him with the technique of transplanting mature olive trees and vines.
Reading notes
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §86.14 Aegialus
The careful farmer who then owned Scipio's estate; Seneca learned from him that even aged olives and vines can be successfully transplanted.