The Georgics

1. Book 1, Part 1:The Invocation; Spring Ploughing; Treatment of the Land; Irrigation; The Beginnings of Agriculture

   11:35

2. Book 1, Part 2: Tools and Tasks; Ancient Maxims; Star-Lore; Appropriate Times for Tasks

   10:03

3. Book 1, Part 3: Storms; The Worship Of Ceres; Weather Signs; The Portents At Julius Caesar’s Death; A Prayer for Augustus’s Success

   18:39

4. Book 2, Part 1: Methods of Propagation; The Labour Required; Treatment Of Individual Species; The Effects of Climate and Location; A Celebration of Italy

   14:08

5. Book 2, Part 2: The Nature of Various Soils; The Recognition of Soil Types; Planting A Vineyard

   13:12

6. Book 2, Part 3: Care of The Vineyard; A Wealth of Trees And Plants; The Joys Of The True Life

   14:43

7. Book 3, Part 1: Introduction; Breeding Stock

   9:18

8. Book 3, Part 2: Care of the Sire and Dam; Care of Calves and Foals; The Dangers of Desire

   11:40

9. Book 3, Part 3: The Care of Sheep and Goats; The Herdsmen of Africa and Scythia; Tending the Flocks

   10:53

10. Book 3, Part 4: The Treatment of Diseases; The Plague

    9:04

11. Book 4, Part 1: Introduction; Location and Maintenance of the Apiary; The Fighting Swarms; The Surrounding Garden

    12:39

12. Book 4, Part 2: The Nature and Qualities of Bees; Gathering The Honey; Disease in Bees; Autogenesis of Bees

    13:40

13. Book 4, Part 3: Aristaeus And His Mother Cyrene; The Capture of Proteus

    11:51

14. Book 4, Part 4: Orpheus and Eurydice; Aristaeus Sacrifices to Orpheus; Virgil’s Envoi

    10:18

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