04034oam 2200841I 450 991045545810332120200520144314.01-134-84165-51-280-15751-80-203-42690-80-203-29832-210.4324/9780203426906 (CKB)111056485520688(EBL)178574(OCoLC)52239015(SSID)ssj0001145881(PQKBManifestationID)12374721(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001145881(PQKBWorkID)11124089(PQKB)10105067(SSID)ssj0000174920(PQKBManifestationID)11922845(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000174920(PQKBWorkID)10188557(PQKB)11148648(MiAaPQ)EBC178574(Au-PeEL)EBL178574(CaPaEBR)ebr10057614(CaONFJC)MIL15751(EXLCZ)9911105648552068820180331d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHuman landscapes in classical antiquity environment and culture /edited by Graham Shipley and John SalmonLondon ;New York :Routledge,1996.1 online resource (359 p.)Leicester-Nottingham studies in ancient society ;v. 6First issued in paperback 2010.0-415-69247-4 0-415-10755-5 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Notes on contributors; Preface; List of abbreviations; Ancient history and landscape histories; Ecology and pseudo-ecology: the example of ancient Greece; Feeling the earth move: cultivation techniques on steep slopes in classical antiquity; The uses of the uncultivated landscape in modern Greece: a pointer to the value of the wilderness in antiquity?; The countryside in classical Greek drama, and isolated farms in dramatic landscapes; Ancient hunting: from Homer to Polybios; Where was the 'wilderness' in Roman times?Rome and the management of water: environment, culture and powerFirst fruit? The olive in the Roman world; Barren fields? Landscapes and settlements in late Roman and post-Roman Italy; Nature and views of her landscapes in Pliny the Elder; Cosmic sympathies: nature as the expression of divine purpose; IndexHuman 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 socLeicester-Nottingham studies in ancient society ;v. 6.EcologyGreeceHistoryEcologyRomeHistoryHuman ecologyGreeceHistoryHuman ecologyRomeHistoryLandscapesGreeceHistoryLandscapesRomeHistoryGreeceCivilizationRomeCivilizationElectronic books.EcologyHistory.EcologyHistory.Human ecologyHistory.Human ecologyHistory.LandscapesHistory.LandscapesHistory.304.2/0938Shipley Graham157811Salmon J. B459899MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455458103321Human landscapes in classical antiquity2092233UNINA