Ancient Greek Agriculture: An Introduction [Paperback]

Signe Isager (Author), Jens Erik Skydsgaard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 13, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0415116716 | ISBN-13: 978-0415116718 | Edition: Reprint

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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`... throws much light on basic agricultural practices, of which most of us are ignorant' - Greece & Rome

About the Author

Signe Isager is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Odense. Jens Erik Skydsgaard is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Copenhagen.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; Reprint edition (September 13, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415116716
• ISBN-13: 978-0415116718
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,516,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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