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Human Landscapes in Classical Antiquity
Environment and Culture
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Human Landscapes in Classical Antiquity shows how today's environmental and ecological concerns can help illuminate our study of the ancient world. The contributors consider how the Greeks and Romans perceived their natural world, and how their perceptions affected society. The effects of human settlement and cultivation on the landscape are considered, as well as the representation of landscape in Attic drama. Various aspects of farming, such as the use of terraces and the significance of olive growing are examined. The uncultivated landscape was also important: hunting was a key social ritual for Greek and hellenistic elites, and 'wild' places were not wastelands but played an essential economic role. The Romans' attempts to control their environment are analyzed.This volume shows how Greeks and Romans worked hand in hand with their natural environment and not against it. It represents an outstanding collaboration between the disciplines of history and archaeology. less
Taylor and Francis; February 2013
359 pages; ISBN 9781134841646
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359 pages; ISBN 9781134841646
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Subject categories
- Academic > History > History of the Greco-Roman world > Antiquities. Civilization. Culture. Ethnography
- History > Military > World War I
- Science > Ecology
- Social Science > Sociology
- Social Science > Human Geography
- History > Europe
- History > World
- History > Great Britain
- History > Asia
- History > Ancient
ISBNs
0203426908
9780203426906
9780415692472
9781134841646
9781134841653

