Pan's travail : environmental problems of the ancient Greeks and Romans

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Pan's travail : environmental problems of the ancient Greeks and Romans

Title remainder

environmental problems of the ancient Greeks and Romans

Statement of responsibility

J. Donald Hughes

Creator

• Hughes, J. Donald, (Johnson Donald), 1932-

Subject

• Environmental degradation -- Greece -- History
• Environmental degradation -- Rome -- History
• Civilization, Classical
• History

Genre

• History

Language

eng

Summary

• "Many people express surprise," writes J. Donald Hughes, "when they are told that environmental problems existed in the ancient world; they are used to thinking of the environment as an exclusively modern concern. But an examination of the evidence shows that the Greeks and Romans not only suffered from some of the same predicaments that plague the present scene, but in many cases they were aware of them and commented on them."
• In Pan's Travail Hughes examines the environmental history of the classical period and argues that the decline of ancient civilizations resulted in part from exploitation of the natural world. Focusing on Greece and Rome, as well as on areas subject to their influences, Hughes offers a detailed look at the impact of humans and their technologies on the ecology of the Mediterranean basin. He explores the complex relationships of human culture and the environment with topics that include deforestation and overgrazing, soil erosion, depletion of wildlife and natural resources, pollution, and urban problems such as water supply and sewage disposal. He also compares the ancient world's environmental problems to those of other eras and discusses attitudes toward nature expressed in Greek and Latin literature

Member of

• Ancient society and history

Cataloging source

DLC

Index

index present

LC call number

GE160.G8

LC item number

H84 1994

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Ancient society and history