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An environmental history of ancient Greece and Rome
Umweltgeschichte der Antike. English
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- Summary
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Lively and accessible account of the relationship between man and nature in Graeco-Roman antiquity.
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- Creator
- Lukas Thommen ; translated by Philip Hill
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Revised English edition
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012
- Physical Details
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- xi, 186 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781107002166, 1107002168, 9780521174657, 0521174651, 9780511843761
- OCLC
- ocn744977444, on1140354271
- "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.
- Part I. Greece. -- The geographic space -- People and nature -- Agriculture -- Forests and timber -- Gardens -- Animals -- Food -- Fire and water -- Earthquakes and volcanoes -- Mining. Part II. Rome. -- The geographic space -- People and nature -- Agriculture -- Forests and timber -- Gardens -- Animals -- Food -- Fire and water -- Earthquakes and volcanoes -- Mining -- Urban problems and rural villa construction -- The environment in Roman Britain -- Conclusion