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Human landscapes in classical antiquity : environment and culture / edited by Graham Shipley and John Salmon - 1 online resource (xiv, 344 pages) : illustrations, maps - - Leicester-Nottingham studies in ancient society ; v. 6 . - Leicester-Nottingham studies in ancient society ; v. 6. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Ancient history and landscape histories / Ecology and pseudo-ecology / Feeling the earth move / Uses of the uncultivated landscape in modern Greece / Countryside in classical Greek drama, and isolated farms in dramatic landscapes / Ancient hunting / Where was the wilderness in Roman times / Rome and the management of water / First fruit? / Barren fields? / Nature and views of her landscapes in Pliny the elder / Cosmic sympathies / Graham Shipley -- Oliver Rackham -- Lin Foxhall -- Hamish Forbes -- Jim Roy -- Robin Lane Fox -- Catherine Delano Smith -- Nicholas Purcell -- David J. Mattingly -- Neil Christie -- Mary Beagon -- Gillian Clark

Examines whether today's environmental 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


English.

ISBN: 9780203298329 (electronic bk.) 0203298322 (electronic bk.) 9780203426906 (electronic bk.) 0203426908 (electronic bk.) 9780415107556 (electronic bk.) 0415107555 (electronic bk.) 9786610157518 (electronic bk.) 6610157510 (electronic bk.) 9781134841653 (electronic bk.) 1134841655 (electronic bk.) 9781280157516 (electronic bk.) 1280157518 (electronic bk.) (paperback) (paperback) 1134841647 9781134841646

Standard No.: 10.4324/9780203426906 doi

Standard Tech. Report. No.: MYILIB_CUp

LCCN: 95035216

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 000011830249 AU

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ecology--History.--Greece
Ecology--History.--Rome
Human ecology--History.--Greece
Human ecology--History.--Rome
Landscapes--History.--Greece
Landscapes--History.--Rome
Paysages--Histoire.--Grèce
Paysages--Histoire.--Rome
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Human Geography.
Civilization.
Ecology.
Human ecology.
Landscapes.
Landschappen.
Klassieke oudheid.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Greece--Civilization.
Rome--Civilization.
Grèce--Civilisation.
Rome--Civilisation.
Greece.
Rome (Empire)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: DE61.E25 / H85 1996

Dewey Class. No.: 304.2/0938