whom V dedicated the second book of his Res Rusticae (pr.6). The author may have
introduced the variety of pear known as Turraniana (C, 5.10.18; M,
Sat. 3.19.6).
Ed.: Speranza (1971) 60–62.
RE 7A.2 (1948) 1442–1443 (#7), W. Kroll, with 1443 (#10), Fr. Münzer.
Philip Thibodeau
Turranius Gracilis (10 BCE – 10 CE)
Wrote one or more geographical or agricultural works on Spain and Africa, cited by P:
pillars of He ̄rakle ̄s (3.3), monstrous fish at Gade ̄s (9.11), barley-drink of Andalusia and
Africa (18.75).
RE 7A.2 (1948) 1442–1443 (#7), W. Kroll.
PTK
T ⇒ T
T ⇒ C
TURRANIUS GRACILIS