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Geology and Settlement : Greco-Roman Patterns.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2003Copyright date: ©2003Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (385 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780195359435
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Geology and SettlementDDC classification:
  • 711/.42/0937
LOC classification:
  • TA705.4.R66C76 2003
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- PART I. BACKGROUND -- 1. Introduction -- 2. History, Geology, Engineering, and Archaeology -- PART II. CASE STUDIES -- 3. Western Grego-Roman Cities -- Agrigento -- Morgantina -- Selinus -- Syracuse -- 4. Central Greco-Roman Cities -- Argos -- Corinth -- Delphi -- 5. Eastern Grego-Roman Cities -- Miletus -- Priene -- Ephesus -- PART III. FINDINGS AND REFLECTIONS -- 6. Comparisons of Cities -- 7. General Conclusions -- 8. Physical and Intellectual Issues -- PART IV. APPENDICES -- Appendix A. Chronologies -- Appendix B. Glossary of Technical Terms -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.
Summary: 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.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 (typesof 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--thefirst such maps published for any of the sites. Sequel to Water Management in Ancient Greek Cities, now available by Publication on Demand.
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Intro -- Contents -- PART I. BACKGROUND -- 1. Introduction -- 2. History, Geology, Engineering, and Archaeology -- PART II. CASE STUDIES -- 3. Western Grego-Roman Cities -- Agrigento -- Morgantina -- Selinus -- Syracuse -- 4. Central Greco-Roman Cities -- Argos -- Corinth -- Delphi -- 5. Eastern Grego-Roman Cities -- Miletus -- Priene -- Ephesus -- PART III. FINDINGS AND REFLECTIONS -- 6. Comparisons of Cities -- 7. General Conclusions -- 8. Physical and Intellectual Issues -- PART IV. APPENDICES -- Appendix A. Chronologies -- Appendix B. Glossary of Technical Terms -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.

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.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 (typesof 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--thefirst such maps published for any of the sites. Sequel to Water Management in Ancient Greek Cities, now available by Publication on Demand.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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