Tutti frutti. Su qualche periodo di raccolta e su qualche frutto esotico nell’Antichità

The study examines the literary and archaeological evidence regarding some pieces of fruit, in order to determine the period of harvest of some of them and the possible knowledge of exotic plants in the age of Antiquity. For the former aspect, consistently early blossoming, growth and harvesting during the Imperial Age can be observed, as a result of a rise in temperature and a long period of mild, warm weather. As for the latter aspect, identification of the pineapple is proposed in some Roman mosaics, probably originally drawn in botanical repertories of the Hellenistic Age