Ancient Greek Agriculture

by Isager,Signe

• ISBN13: 9780415001649
• ISBN10: 0415001641
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-10-22
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Scholars have long believed agriculture to be the main economic base of Ancient Greece, and until now, this view remained uncontested.Ancient Greek Agricultureexamines the art of cultivation, the tools, the technique, the plants cultivated and the animals raised. In light of the fact that Greek agriculture in the period of the city-states was rather primitive, the authors question whether agriculture was, in fact, the main source of wealth in Ancient Greece. Ancient Greek Agriculturerelies upon the close study of contemporary Greek sources--literary as well as archaeological--and in this way avoids the use of Roman sources and other materials from a later period.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
The Art of Agriculture	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
The Geographical Background	p. 9
Tilling and Crops	p. 19
Agricultural Implements	p. 44
Agricultural Building	p. 67
Animal Husbandry	p. 83
Agrarian Systems	p. 108
State and Agriculture	p. 115
Introduction	p. 117
Private Land	p. 120
Taxes in Agriculture	p. 135
Other Laws	p. 145
Labour and State	p. 149
Gods and Agriculture	p. 157
Introduction	p. 159
The Calendar	p. 160
Agricultural Products for the Gods	p. 169
Land Belonging to the Gods	p. 181
The Animals of the Gods	p. 191
Epilogue	p. 199
Appendix: the Sacred Olives	p. 203
Bibliography	p. 206
Index of Passages Cited	p. 224
General Index	p. 228
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