The ancient Mediterranean environment between science and history / edited by W.V. Harris.

• Superior document: Columbia studies in the classical tradition, volume 39
• TeilnehmendeR: Harris, William V.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 39.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (354 p.)
• Notes: Papers presented at a conference held in Rome in 2011.

Scientists, historians and archaeologists are at last beginning to collaborate seriously on studies of the long-term history of the environment. The fruit of an international conference held in Rome in 2011, The Ancient Mediterranean Environment between Science and History brings together scientists and scholars who are interested in the interaction of their several disciplines as well as in specific problems such as the effects of climate change and other environmental factors on historical developments and events, the sources of the energy and fuel used in ancient civilizations, and the effects of humans on the lands around the Mediterranean. The collection balances broad Mediterranean-wide studies and tightly focused studies of particular regions in Italy and Jordan.

Table of Contents

Front Matter / W.V. Harris -- What Kind of Environmental History for Antiquity? / W.V. Harris -- Energy Consumption in the Roman World / Paolo Malanima -- Fuelling Ancient Mediterranean Cities: A Framework for Charcoal Research / Robyn Veal -- What Climate Science, Ausonius, Nile Floods, Rye, and Thatch Tell Us about the Environmental History of the Roman Empire / Michael McCormick -- Megadroughts, ENSO, and the Invasion of Late-Roman Europe by the Huns and Avars / Edward R. Cook -- The Roman World and Climate: Context, Relevance of Climate Change, and Some Issues / Sturt W. Manning -- Defining and Detecting Mediterranean Deforestation, 800BCE to 700CE / W.V. Harris -- Problems of Relating Environmental History to Human Settlement in the Classical and Late Classical Periods—The Example of Southern Jordan / Paula Kouki -- Human-Environment Interactions in the Southern Tyrrhenian Coastal Area: Hypotheses from Neapolis and Elea-Velia / Elda Russo Ermolli , Paola Romano and Maria Rosaria Ruello -- Large-Scale Water Management Projects in Roman Central-Southern Italy / Duncan Keenan-Jones -- The Mediterranean Environment in Ancient History: Perspectives and Prospects / Andrew Wilson -- Bibliography / W.V. Harris -- Index / W.V. Harris.