Environmental History of Ancient Greece and Rome

Informationen zum Autor Lukas Thommen is a Professor in the Historical Institute at the University of Zurich and is also a member of the Sosipolis International Institute of Ancient Hellenic History in Greece. Klappentext Lively and accessible account of the relationship between man and nature in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Zusammenfassung Lively and accessible account of the relationship between man and nature in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Describes the ways in which the Greeks and Romans intervened in the environment and thus traces the history of tension between the exploitation of resources and the protection of nature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Greece: 1. The geographic space; 2. People and nature; 3. Agriculture; 4. Forests and timber; 5. Gardens; 6. Animals; 7. Food; 8. Fire and water; 9. Earthquakes and volcanoes; 10. Mining; Part II. Rome: 11. The geographic space; 12. People and nature; 13. Agriculture; 14. Forests and timber; 15. Gardens; 16. Animals; 17. Food; 18. Fire and water; 19. Earthquakes and volcanoes; 20. Mining; 21. Urban problems and rural villa construction; 22. The environment in Roman Britain; Conclusion.

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• Authors: Lukas Thommen, Lukas (Universitat Basel Thommen, Thommen Lukas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.03.2012
• EAN: 9780521174657
• ISBN: 978-0-521-17465-7
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Key Themes in Ancient History; Key Themes in Ancient History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Humangeographie, European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient Greece, Environmental Economics, Archaeology, Ancient Rome, Environmental Management, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Environmental archaeology