Ancient Greek Agriculture : An Introduction.
Title:
Ancient Greek Agriculture : An Introduction.
Author:
Isager, Signe.
ISBN:
9781134818273
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (245 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- ANCIENT GREEK AGRICULTURE: An introduction -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF PLATES AND FIGURES -- 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 OTHER LAWS -- 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 -- APPENDIX: THE SACRED OLIVES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED -- GENERAL INDEX.
Abstract:
The initial focus of Ancient Greek Agriculture is firmly on the art of agriculture proper, the tools and the technique, the plants cultivated and the animals reared. Thereafter, Isager and Skydsgaard focus on the position of agriculture in the society of gods and men in the Greek city-states . The arguments of Ancient Greek Agriculture are strengthened by the book's close adherence to contemporary Greek sources, literary as well as archaeological, avoiding the use of later as well as Roman material.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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