Ancient Greek Agriculture

by Isager, Signe; Skydsgaard, Jens Erik

• ISBN13: 9780415116718
• ISBN10: 0415116716
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-08-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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.

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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