Domenico Panaroli

Domenico Panaroli (1587–1657) was a physician and herbalist of Rome. He is remembered today largely by what was for him a minor work. In 1643 he compiled the first ''

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Colosseum The Colosseum ( ; it, Colosseo ) is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world to ...

, ''Plantarum Amphytheatralium Catalogus'', where he had noticed many exotic species were naturalized, originally from stowaway seeds that hitch-hiked in bedding straw and in animals' coats, or that had come in more recently, for in the 17th century the Colosseum was full of improvised shelter that housed people and workshops, a den of thieves in the eyes of outsiders (Caneva 2003). A street is named for Panaroli, in

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Rione A (; plural: ) is a neighbourhood in several Italian cities. A is a territorial subdivision. The larger administrative subdivisions in Rome are the , with the being used only in the historic centre. The word derives from the Latin , the 14 su ...

VII. *Giulia Caneva, "The Colosseum's use and state of abandonment as analysed through its flora" in ''International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation'' 51, pp211–219, April 2003)
"Pflanzen verraten Geschichte des Kolosseums"
"Plants tell the history of the Colosseum" (in German) 1587 births 1657 deaths Italian male writers Writers from Rome {{Italy-writer-stub