Lukas Thommen

An Environmental History of Ancient Greece and Rome

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Lively and accessible account of the relationship between man and nature in Graeco-Roman antiquity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 298g
• ISBN-13: 9780521174657
• ISBN-10: 0521174651
• Artikelnr.: 34439496

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.