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Revised English edition

Cambridge (UK) : Cambridge University Press, 2012

xi, 186 stran : ilustrace, mapy, plány ; 23 cm

ISBN 978-0-521-17465-7 (brožováno)

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"Originally published in German ... as Umweltgeschichte der Antike"--Rub titulní strany

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Obsahuje bibliografii na stranách 152-179, bibliografické odkazy a rejstřík

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List of figures // Preface // Introduction // Terminology // Modern environmental history: theoretical approaches and periodisation Ancient environmental history: a review The goal of this book // PART I GREECE // 1 The geographic space // The polis and the chora: the city and its countryside The era of colonisation The Hellenistic kingdoms Climate, coastlines and estuaries // 2 People and nature // 3 Agriculture // 4 Forests and timber // 5 Gardens // 6 Animals // 7 Food // Basic foods // The symbolism of food: beans and fish // 8 Fire and water // Mythology // Science: the four elements // Hydraulic engineering and water poisoning // 9 Earthquakes and volcanoes 59 // Earthquakes 59 // Volcanoes 6o // 10 Mining 62 // PART II ROME // 11 The geographic space 69 // Rome and Italy 69 // The Roman Empire 70 // The Roman roads 71 // 12 People and nature 76 // 13 Agriculture 79 // 14 Forests and timber 85 // 15 Gardens 90 // 16 Animals 95 // 17 Food 98 // 18 Fire and water 103 // Fires in Rome 103 // The water supply and sewage system of Rome 106 // Hydraulic engineering, water poisoning and lead problems in // 19 Earthquakes and volcanoes 114 // Earthquakes 114 // The eruption of Vesuvius 115 // 20 Mining 121 // 21 Urban problems and rural villa construction 124 // Housing and urban sanitation in Rome 124 // Rural villa construction in Italy 128 // 22 The environment in Roman Britain 132 // The geographic space 132 // Agriculture, forestry and industry 135 // Military camps, cities and villas 138 // Conclusion 141 // Chronology // Further reading // List of sources // Bibliography Greece Rome Index