How did ancient societies change the environment and how do their actions continue to affect us today? In this dramatically revised and expanded second edition

In Pan's Travail, J. Donald Hughes examines the environmental history of the classical period and argues that the decline of ancient civilizations resulted in p

Lively and accessible account of the relationship between man and nature in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Describes the ways in which the Greeks and Romans intervened

""Many people express surprise," writes J. Donald Hughes, "when they are told that environmental problems existed in the ancient world; they are used to thinkin

With state-of-the-art contributions by scholars who are leaders in their respective fields, this edition describes how the integration of natural and human arch