A Forgotten Treasure of Cyrene
The article examines human interaction with the natural environment in antiquity with a specific focus on Cyrene during the period from the sixth century B.C. to the first century A.D. The object of this examinationis silphium, a largely forgotten plant for which ancient Cyrenaica was famous. Relyin...
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| description | The article examines human interaction with the natural environment in antiquity with a specific focus on Cyrene during the period from the sixth century B.C. to the first century A.D. The object of this examinationis silphium, a largely forgotten plant for which ancient Cyrenaica was famous. Relyingon an interdisciplinary approach, the author analyzes written and material (mainly numismatic) evidence to demonstrate how and why the discovery of silphium led to the flourishing of Cyrene, and the ways in which the undermining of environmental balance affected Cyrenaica. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4d567d61bcb46e888236b2f63b9358a2023-06-26T10:47:56ZengSaratov State UniversityАнтичный мир и археология0320-961X2019-12-0119193652https://doi.org/10.18500/0320-961X-2019-19-36-52A Forgotten Treasure of CyreneSelivanova, Larisa Leonal’dovna0Institute of World History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 32a Leninsky Prospekt, Moscow, 119334, RussiaThe article examines human interaction with the natural environment in antiquity with a specific focus on Cyrene during the period from the sixth century B.C. to the first century A.D. The object of this examinationis silphium, a largely forgotten plant for which ancient Cyrenaica was famous. Relyingon an interdisciplinary approach, the author analyzes written and material (mainly numismatic) evidence to demonstrate how and why the discovery of silphium led to the flourishing of Cyrene, and the ways in which the undermining of environmental balance affected Cyrenaica.https://ama.sgu.ru/sites/ama.sgu.ru/files/text-pdf/2022/02/selivanova_ama_19.pdfcyrenelibyanorthern africasilphiumancient coloniesantiquityecologyinterdisciplinary approach |
| spellingShingle | Selivanova, Larisa Leonal’dovna A Forgotten Treasure of Cyrene Античный мир и археология cyrene libya northern africa silphium ancient colonies antiquity ecology interdisciplinary approach |
| title | A Forgotten Treasure of Cyrene |
| title_full | A Forgotten Treasure of Cyrene |
| title_fullStr | A Forgotten Treasure of Cyrene |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Forgotten Treasure of Cyrene |
| title_short | A Forgotten Treasure of Cyrene |
| title_sort | forgotten treasure of cyrene |
| topic | cyrene libya northern africa silphium ancient colonies antiquity ecology interdisciplinary approach |
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