Environmental problems of the Greeks and Romans : ecology in the ancient mediterranean / J. Donald Hughes.
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TextSeries: Ancient society and historyPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014Edition: Second editionDescription: x, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781421412115 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 142141211X (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 304.280938 HUG
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"The first edition was published as Pan's travail : environmental problems of the ancient Greeks and Romans"--Title page verso.
TB805/2019
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-291) and index.
Introduction: Ecology in the Greek and Roman world -- The environment: life, land, and sea in the Mediterranean -- Ecological crises in earlier socities -- Concepts of the natural world -- Deforestation, overgrazing, and erosion -- Wildlife depletion and loss of habitat -- Agricultural decline -- Industrial technology and environmental damage -- War and the environment -- Urban problems -- Paradises and parks, gardens and groves -- Natural disasters -- Changing climates -- Environmental problems as factors in the decline of Greek and Roman civilization.
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