Trees and Timber in the Ancient Mediterranean World

Trees and Timber in the Ancient Mediterranean World
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 600
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Download or read book Trees and Timber in the Ancient Mediterranean World written by Russell Meiggs and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1982 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive study of timber supply and demand in the Near East and the world of ancient Greece and Rome. Drawing from a wide range of literary, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, Meiggs traces changing patterns in their historical setting, and examines the timber requirements of fleets and armies, building, agriculture, and sculpture and furniture. He also draws a tentative outline of the structure of the timber trade, with special emphasis on transport, and determines that the part played by Greece and Rome in deforestation has been greatly exaggerated.


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