A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Landscape and Setting
Greek civilization encircled the Mediterranean, touching all three continents that border the nearly landlocked sea. This chapter emphasizes mainland Greece and the Peloponnese, the Aegean islands, Ionia (coastal Asia Minor), and southern Italy and Sicily (Magna Graecia). This survey of ancient landscapes will begin with broad discussions of current approaches, geomorphology, and environmental and climatic regimes showcasing the intense regionality of the Greek world, for general trends are punctuated by very different conditions very near each other. Snapshots of ancient agriculture and the exploitation of earth minerals will follow, weighing ancient and modern claims of depletion and highlighting sustainable practices. Most human sustenance came from farming, and new, more productive agricultural systems supported significant population growth in Classical antiquity. Lyric and choral poems are full of nymphs and river gods who personify waters, signify places, and articulate relationships between sites and peoples through mythological narratives and genealogies.
Landscape and Setting
Greek civilization encircled the Mediterranean, touching all three continents that border the nearly landlocked sea. This chapter emphasizes mainland Greece and the Peloponnese, the Aegean islands, Ionia (coastal Asia Minor), and southern Italy and Sicily (Magna Graecia). This survey of ancient landscapes will begin with broad discussions of current approaches, geomorphology, and environmental and climatic regimes showcasing the intense regionality of the Greek world, for general trends are punctuated by very different conditions very near each other. Snapshots of ancient agriculture and the exploitation of earth minerals will follow, weighing ancient and modern claims of depletion and highlighting sustainable practices. Most human sustenance came from farming, and new, more productive agricultural systems supported significant population growth in Classical antiquity. Lyric and choral poems are full of nymphs and river gods who personify waters, signify places, and articulate relationships between sites and peoples through mythological narratives and genealogies.
Landscape and Setting
Miles, Margaret M. (editor) / Robinson, Betsey A. (author)
2016-08-08
13 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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