An environmental history of ancient Greece and Rome /
Thommen, Lukas.
An environmental history of ancient Greece and Rome / Lukas Thommen ; translated by Philip Hill. - Revised English edition. - xi, 186 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
"Originally published in German by Verlag C.H. Beck ... München, 2009, as Umweltgeschichte der Antike"--T.p. verso. Based on Umweltgeschichte der Antike, somewhat expanded and with chapter 22, The environment in Roman Britain, added.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. I. Greece. 1. The geographic space : The polis and the chora: the city and its countryside ; The era of colonisation ; The Hellenistic kingdoms ; Climate, coastlines and estuaries --
2. People and nature --
3. Agriculture --
4. Forests and timber --
5. Gardens --
6. Animals --
7. Food : Basic foods ; The symbolism of food: beans and fish --
8. Fire and water : Mythology ; Science: the four elements ; Hydraulic engineering and water poisoning --
9. Earthquakes and volcanoes --
10. Mining --
pt. II. Rome. 11. The geographic space : Rome and Italy ; The Roman Empire ; The Roman roads --
12. People and nature --
13. Agriculture --
14. Forests and timber --
15. Gardens --
16. Animals --
17. Food --
18. Fire and water : Fires in Rome ; The water supply and sewage system of Rome ; Hydraulic engineering, water poisoning and lead problems --
19. Earthquakes and volcanoes : Earthquakes ; The eruption of Vesuvius --
20. Mining --
21. Urban problems and rural villa construction : Housing and urban sanitation in Rome ; Rural villa construction in Italy --
22. The environment in Roman Britain : The geographic space ; Agriculture, forestry and industry ; Military camps, cities and villas --
Chronology.
Lively and accessible account of the relationship between man and nature in Graeco-Roman antiquity.
9780521174657 (pbk.) 9781107002166 (hbk.)
2011030736
Human ecology--History--Greece--To 1500.
Human ecology--History.--Rome
Greece--History--146 B.C.-323 A.D.
Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
Greece--Environmental conditions.
Rome--Environmental conditions.
304.20938 THO / 010047
An environmental history of ancient Greece and Rome / Lukas Thommen ; translated by Philip Hill. - Revised English edition. - xi, 186 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
"Originally published in German by Verlag C.H. Beck ... München, 2009, as Umweltgeschichte der Antike"--T.p. verso. Based on Umweltgeschichte der Antike, somewhat expanded and with chapter 22, The environment in Roman Britain, added.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. I. Greece. 1. The geographic space : The polis and the chora: the city and its countryside ; The era of colonisation ; The Hellenistic kingdoms ; Climate, coastlines and estuaries --
2. People and nature --
3. Agriculture --
4. Forests and timber --
5. Gardens --
6. Animals --
7. Food : Basic foods ; The symbolism of food: beans and fish --
8. Fire and water : Mythology ; Science: the four elements ; Hydraulic engineering and water poisoning --
9. Earthquakes and volcanoes --
10. Mining --
pt. II. Rome. 11. The geographic space : Rome and Italy ; The Roman Empire ; The Roman roads --
12. People and nature --
13. Agriculture --
14. Forests and timber --
15. Gardens --
16. Animals --
17. Food --
18. Fire and water : Fires in Rome ; The water supply and sewage system of Rome ; Hydraulic engineering, water poisoning and lead problems --
19. Earthquakes and volcanoes : Earthquakes ; The eruption of Vesuvius --
20. Mining --
21. Urban problems and rural villa construction : Housing and urban sanitation in Rome ; Rural villa construction in Italy --
22. The environment in Roman Britain : The geographic space ; Agriculture, forestry and industry ; Military camps, cities and villas --
Chronology.
Lively and accessible account of the relationship between man and nature in Graeco-Roman antiquity.
9780521174657 (pbk.) 9781107002166 (hbk.)
2011030736
Human ecology--History--Greece--To 1500.
Human ecology--History.--Rome
Greece--History--146 B.C.-323 A.D.
Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
Greece--Environmental conditions.
Rome--Environmental conditions.
304.20938 THO / 010047