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Geology and Settlement: Greco-Roman Patterns

By Dora P. Crouch

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2003
ISBN
0195083245, 9780195083248, 9780195359435
LCC
TA705.4.R66 C76 2004
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6437854 bytes)
Pages
385\385
Topic
History
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36
Исторические дисциплины;Всемирная история;История

Description

This study explains the Greco-Roman urban form as it relates to the geological basis at selected sites in the Mediterranean basin. Each of the sites--Argos, Delphi, Ephesus, and Syracuse among them--has manifested in its physical form the geology on which it stood and from which it was made. L "By demonstrating the dependence of a group of cities on its geological base," the author writes, "the study forces us to examine more closely the ecology of human settlement, not as a set of theories but as a set of practical constraints..." Exacting attention will be given to local geology (types of building stones, natural springs, effect of earthquakes, silting, etc.) The findings are based on site publications, visits to the sites, and the most recent archaeological plans. The book is illustrated with original photographs and geological maps indicating the known Greco-Roman features--the first such maps published for any of the sites.

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