Olive cultivation in ancient Greece : seeking the ancient economy / Lin Foxhall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foxhall, Lin, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture, Ancient--Greece.

Agriculture, Ancient.

Olive--Greece--History.

Olive.

Olive oil--Greece--History.

Olive oil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An examination of olive cultivation as a way of understanding ancient Greek agriculture in its different settings. The author assembles evidence from written sources, archaeology, and visual images. Her investigation opens up new ways of thinking about the economies of the archaic and classical Greek world.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Wealthy Households: Theory, Sources, Methodology; 3. The Agricultural Holdings of Large-Scale Households; 4. The Domestic Consumption of Olive Oil; 5. Cultivating the Olive; 6. Processing Olives; 7. Arboriculture and Ornamental Gardens in Ancient Greece; 8. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index Locurum; General Index;

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-284) and indexes.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-00650-4

1-281-14709-5

9786611147099

0-19-151841-7

OCLC:

476243611