Author: Maeve McHugh
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
ISBN: 9781785706400
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A new study of ancient Greek farmsteads from the Classical to the Hellenistic periods combining archaeological and textual data to demonstrate the fundamental role these sites played in ancient Greek agriculture.
The Ancient Greek Farmstead
Author: Maeve McHugh
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
ISBN: 9781785706400
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A new study of ancient Greek farmsteads from the Classical to the Hellenistic periods combining archaeological and textual data to demonstrate the fundamental role these sites played in ancient Greek agriculture.
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
ISBN: 9781785706400
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A new study of ancient Greek farmsteads from the Classical to the Hellenistic periods combining archaeological and textual data to demonstrate the fundamental role these sites played in ancient Greek agriculture.
The Ancient Greek Economy
Author: Edward M. Harris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107035880
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
Markets, Households and City-States in the Ancient Greek Economy brings together sixteen essays by leading scholars of the ancient Greek economy. The essays investigate the role of market-exchange in the economy of the ancient Greek world in the Classical and Hellenistic periods.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107035880
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
Markets, Households and City-States in the Ancient Greek Economy brings together sixteen essays by leading scholars of the ancient Greek economy. The essays investigate the role of market-exchange in the economy of the ancient Greek world in the Classical and Hellenistic periods.
A Companion to Ancient Agriculture
Author: David Hollander
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118970942
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
The first book-length overview of agricultural development in the ancient world A Companion to Ancient Agriculture is an authoritative overview of the history and development of agriculture in the ancient world. Focusing primarily on the Near East and Mediterranean regions, this unique text explores the cultivation of the soil and rearing of animals through centuries of human civilization—from the Neolithic beginnings of agriculture to Late Antiquity. Chapters written by the leading scholars in their fields present a multidisciplinary examination of the agricultural methods and influences that have enabled humans to survive and prosper. Consisting of thirty-one chapters, the Companion presents essays on a range of topics that include economic-political, anthropological, zooarchaeological, ethnobotanical, and archaeobotanical investigation of ancient agriculture. Chronologically-organized chapters offer in-depth discussions of agriculture in Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia, Hellenistic Greece and Imperial Rome, Iran and Central Asia, and other regions. Sections on comparative agricultural history discuss agriculture in the Indian subcontinent and prehistoric China while an insightful concluding section helps readers understand ancient agriculture from a modern perspective. Fills the need for a full-length biophysical and social overview of ancient agriculture Provides clear accounts of the current state of research written by experts in their respective areas Places ancient Mediterranean agriculture in conversation with contemporary practice in Eastern and Southern Asia Includes coverage of analysis of stable isotopes in ancient agricultural cultivation Offers plentiful illustrations, references, case studies, and further reading suggestions A Companion to Ancient Agriculture is a much-needed resource for advanced students, instructors, scholars, and researchers in fields such as agricultural history, ancient economics, and in broader disciplines including classics, archaeology, and ancient history.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118970942
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
The first book-length overview of agricultural development in the ancient world A Companion to Ancient Agriculture is an authoritative overview of the history and development of agriculture in the ancient world. Focusing primarily on the Near East and Mediterranean regions, this unique text explores the cultivation of the soil and rearing of animals through centuries of human civilization—from the Neolithic beginnings of agriculture to Late Antiquity. Chapters written by the leading scholars in their fields present a multidisciplinary examination of the agricultural methods and influences that have enabled humans to survive and prosper. Consisting of thirty-one chapters, the Companion presents essays on a range of topics that include economic-political, anthropological, zooarchaeological, ethnobotanical, and archaeobotanical investigation of ancient agriculture. Chronologically-organized chapters offer in-depth discussions of agriculture in Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia, Hellenistic Greece and Imperial Rome, Iran and Central Asia, and other regions. Sections on comparative agricultural history discuss agriculture in the Indian subcontinent and prehistoric China while an insightful concluding section helps readers understand ancient agriculture from a modern perspective. Fills the need for a full-length biophysical and social overview of ancient agriculture Provides clear accounts of the current state of research written by experts in their respective areas Places ancient Mediterranean agriculture in conversation with contemporary practice in Eastern and Southern Asia Includes coverage of analysis of stable isotopes in ancient agricultural cultivation Offers plentiful illustrations, references, case studies, and further reading suggestions A Companion to Ancient Agriculture is a much-needed resource for advanced students, instructors, scholars, and researchers in fields such as agricultural history, ancient economics, and in broader disciplines including classics, archaeology, and ancient history.
Olive Cultivation in Ancient Greece
Author: Lin Foxhall
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198152884
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
An examination of olive cultivation as a way of understanding ancient Greek agriculture in its different settings. The author assembles evidence from written sources, archaeology, and visual images. Her investigation opens up new ways of thinking about the economies of the archaic and classical Greek world.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198152884
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
An examination of olive cultivation as a way of understanding ancient Greek agriculture in its different settings. The author assembles evidence from written sources, archaeology, and visual images. Her investigation opens up new ways of thinking about the economies of the archaic and classical Greek world.
The Local Horizon of Ancient Greek Religion
Author: Hans Beck
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009301845
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Explores the many ways in which ancient Greek religious beliefs and practices operated in their various local contexts.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009301845
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Explores the many ways in which ancient Greek religious beliefs and practices operated in their various local contexts.
The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens
Author: Jenifer Neils
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108484557
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive introduction to ancient Athens, its topography, monuments, inhabitants, cultural institutions, religious rituals, and politics. Drawing from the newest scholarship on the city, this volume examines how the city was planned, how it functioned, and how it was transformed from a democratic polis into a Roman urbs.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108484557
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive introduction to ancient Athens, its topography, monuments, inhabitants, cultural institutions, religious rituals, and politics. Drawing from the newest scholarship on the city, this volume examines how the city was planned, how it functioned, and how it was transformed from a democratic polis into a Roman urbs.
Housing in the Ancient Mediterranean World
Author: J. A. Baird
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781108949972
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
One of the greatest benefits of studying the ancient Greek and Roman past is the ability to utilise different forms of evidence, in particular both written and archaeological sources. The contributors to this volume employ this evidence to examine ancient housing, and what might be learned of identities, families, and societies, but they also use it as a methodological locus from which to interrogate the complex relationship between different types of sources. Chapters range from the recreation of the house as it was conceived in Homeric poetry, to the decipherment of a painted Greek lekythos to build up a picture of household activities, to the conjuring of the sensorial experience of a house in Pompeii. Together, they present a rich tapestry which demonstrates what can be gained for our understanding of ancient housing from examining the interplay between the words of ancient texts and the walls of archaeological evidence.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781108949972
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
One of the greatest benefits of studying the ancient Greek and Roman past is the ability to utilise different forms of evidence, in particular both written and archaeological sources. The contributors to this volume employ this evidence to examine ancient housing, and what might be learned of identities, families, and societies, but they also use it as a methodological locus from which to interrogate the complex relationship between different types of sources. Chapters range from the recreation of the house as it was conceived in Homeric poetry, to the decipherment of a painted Greek lekythos to build up a picture of household activities, to the conjuring of the sensorial experience of a house in Pompeii. Together, they present a rich tapestry which demonstrates what can be gained for our understanding of ancient housing from examining the interplay between the words of ancient texts and the walls of archaeological evidence.
Houses of Ill Repute
Author: Allison Glazebrook
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812247566
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Houses of Ill Repute is the first book to focus on the difficulties of distinguishing between private homes and buildings, such as brothels and taverns, which housed activities neither public nor private in ancient Greece, providing a way forward for the study of domestic and entertainment spaces in the Hellenic world.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812247566
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Houses of Ill Repute is the first book to focus on the difficulties of distinguishing between private homes and buildings, such as brothels and taverns, which housed activities neither public nor private in ancient Greece, providing a way forward for the study of domestic and entertainment spaces in the Hellenic world.
The Cambridge Companion to the Ancient Greek Economy
Author: Sitta von Reden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108417264
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
Detailed introduction explaining how ancient Greek economies functioned, and why they were stable and successful over long periods of time.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108417264
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
Detailed introduction explaining how ancient Greek economies functioned, and why they were stable and successful over long periods of time.
Colonization and Subalternity in Classical Greece
Author: Gabriel Zuchtriegel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108419038
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
By taking a look at colonization and subalternity, this book offers a different view on Classical Greece and its modern legacy.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108419038
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
By taking a look at colonization and subalternity, this book offers a different view on Classical Greece and its modern legacy.