HORTICULTURE IN ANTIQUITY, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE GRAECO-ROMAN ERA
The evolution of horticulture (gardening) in antiquity, as distinct from largescale agriculture and forestry, is traced from its humble origins in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, to the Graeco-Roman era. Little is known about horticulture in the Greek Bronze Age and Homeric period, but from the 5th c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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Stellenbsoch University, Department of Ancient Studies
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Akroterion |
| Online Access: | http://akroterion.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/23 |