Human landscapes in classical antiquity : environment and culture /
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
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
1996
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Colección: | Leicester-Nottingham studies in ancient society ;
v. 6. |
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ancient history and landscape histories / Graham Shipley
- Ecology and pseudo-ecology / Oliver Rackham
- Feeling the earth move / Lin Foxhall
- Uses of the uncultivated landscape in modern Greece / Hamish Forbes
- Countryside in classical Greek drama, and isolated farms in dramatic landscapes / Jim Roy
- Ancient hunting / Robin Lane Fox
- Where was the wilderness in Roman times / Catherine Delano Smith
- Rome and the management of water / Nicholas Purcell
- First fruit? / David J. Mattingly
- Barren fields? / Neil Christie
- Nature and views of her landscapes in Pliny the elder / Mary Beagon
- Cosmic sympathies / Gillian Clark