Signe Isager, Jens Erik Skydsgaard

Ancient Greek Agriculture

An Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

Scholars have long believed agriculture to be the main economic base of Ancient Greece, and until now, this view remained uncontested. "Ancient Greek Agriculture" examines the art of cultivation, the tools, the technique, the plants cultivated and the animals raised. In light of the fact that Greek agriculture in the period of the city-states was rather primitive, the authors question whether agriculture was, in fact, the main source of wealth in Ancient Greece. "Ancient Greek Agriculture" relies upon the close study of contemporary Greek sources--literary as well as archaeological--and in this way avoids the use of Roman sources and other materials from a later period.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 151mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780415116718
• ISBN-10: 0415116716
• Artikelnr.: 20970653

Autorenporträt

Signe Isager, Jens Erik Skydsgaard

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Part I The art of agriculture INTRODUCTION 1 THE GEOGRAPHICAL
BACKGROUND 2 TILLING AND CROPS 3 AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS 4 AGRICULTURAL
BUILDING 5 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 6 AGRARIAN SYSTEMS Part II State and
agriculture INTRODUCTION 7 PRIVATE LAND 8 TAXES IN AGRICULTURE 9 OTHERLAWS
10 LABOUR AND STATE Part III Gods and agriculture INTRODUCTION 11 THE
CALENDAR 12 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FOR THE GODS 13 LAND BELONGING TO THE
GODS 14 THE ANIMALS OF THE GODS, EPILOGUE