Tilling the hateful earth: agricultural production and trade in the late antique East

This work examines the mechanisms of cultivation of the three major crops of the 'Mediterranean triad' (grain, wine, and olive oil) from the 4th to 7th centuries AD along the coastlands of the eastern Mediterranean, looking at the production of crops vital to subsistence

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Decker, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2009
In:Year: 2009
Series/Journal:Oxford studies in Byzantium
Further subjects:B Agriculture Economic aspects (Middle East) History
B Agriculture ; Economic aspects ; Middle East ; History
B Middle East ; History ; To 622
B Mediterranean Region History To 476
B Historic agricultural landscapes (Middle East)
B Historic agricultural landscapes ; Middle East
B Mediterranean Region ; History ; To 476
B Middle East History To 622
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP)
Parallel Edition:Print version: 9780199565283
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Summary:This work examines the mechanisms of cultivation of the three major crops of the 'Mediterranean triad' (grain, wine, and olive oil) from the 4th to 7th centuries AD along the coastlands of the eastern Mediterranean, looking at the production of crops vital to subsistence
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0191721727
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199565283.001.0001