LEADER 04034oam 2200841I 450 001 9910455458103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-84165-5 010 $a1-280-15751-8 010 $a0-203-42690-8 010 $a0-203-29832-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203426906 035 $a(CKB)111056485520688 035 $a(EBL)178574 035 $a(OCoLC)52239015 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001145881 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12374721 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001145881 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11124089 035 $a(PQKB)10105067 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000174920 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11922845 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000174920 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10188557 035 $a(PQKB)11148648 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC178574 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL178574 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10057614 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL15751 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485520688 100 $a20180331d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHuman landscapes in classical antiquity $eenvironment and culture /$fedited by Graham Shipley and John Salmon 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1996. 215 $a1 online resource (359 p.) 225 1 $aLeicester-Nottingham studies in ancient society ;$vv. 6 300 $aFirst issued in paperback 2010. 311 $a0-415-69247-4 311 $a0-415-10755-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aBook 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? 327 $aRome 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; Index 330 $aHuman Landscapes in Classical Antiquity shows how today's environmental and ecological concerns can help illuminate our study of the ancient world. The contributors consider how the Greeks and Romans perceived their natural world, and how their perceptions affected society. The effects of human settlement and cultivation on the landscape are considered, as well as the representation of landscape in Attic drama. Various aspects of farming, such as the use of terraces and the significance of olive growing are examined. The uncultivated landscape was also important: hunting was a key soc 410 0$aLeicester-Nottingham studies in ancient society ;$vv. 6. 606 $aEcology$zGreece$xHistory 606 $aEcology$zRome$xHistory 606 $aHuman ecology$zGreece$xHistory 606 $aHuman ecology$zRome$xHistory 606 $aLandscapes$zGreece$xHistory 606 $aLandscapes$zRome$xHistory 607 $aGreece$xCivilization 607 $aRome$xCivilization 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEcology$xHistory. 615 0$aEcology$xHistory. 615 0$aHuman ecology$xHistory. 615 0$aHuman ecology$xHistory. 615 0$aLandscapes$xHistory. 615 0$aLandscapes$xHistory. 676 $a304.2/0938 701 $aShipley$b Graham$0157811 701 $aSalmon$b J. B$0459899 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455458103321 996 $aHuman landscapes in classical antiquity$92092233 997 $aUNINA