Tilling the hateful earth
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (GB) |
| ISBN-13 | 9780199565283 |
| Open Library | OL16603679W |
| Total publications | 3 |
| Coverage period | 2009 - 2009 |
| Language | EN |
This work examines the mechanisms of cultivation of the three major crops of the ‘Mediterranean triad’ (grain, wine, and olive oil) during the 4th through 7th centuries AD along the coastlands of the eastern Mediterranean. This book examines the production of crops vital to subsistence, and also argues that the late antique Levant witnessed a period of demographic growth, a rising market in the demand for commodities, and competitive elite that invested heavily in agriculture. One of the results of the concatenation of these phenomena was increasing specialization and the development of a large-scale export of wine and oil on a scale hitherto unrealized by eastern products. One of the points that emerges from the analysis of wider historical significance is that overland trade of heavy bulk goods, till now considered irrelevant or scarce, seems to have been a regular feature of the late antique Levant. In addition, the eastern provinces were deeply developed and dependent on interlocking trade interests which, although somewhat reduced in the early 7th century, were apparently robust into the period of the early Islamic conquests. This development and interdependence ultimately made agrarian conditions difficult to sustain.
Tilling the Hateful Earth
This work examines the mechanisms of cultivation of the three major crops of the ‘Mediterranean triad’ (grain, wine, and olive oil) during the 4th through 7th centuries AD along the coastlands of the eastern Mediterranean. This book examines the production of crops vital to subsistence, and also argues that the late antique Levant witnessed a period of demographic growth, a rising market in the demand for commodities, and competitive elite that i…
The Countryside in Late Antiquity
Chapter 2 explores the built landscape of Oriens, and deals with the important question of land tenure. Although it appears that wealthy elites were important landholders in the region, and that the salaried bureaucratic classes of the empire were both aggressive and successful at gaining control over large land areas, The chapter argues that a large number of free-holding farmers persisted and that their ranks were joined by numerous less-holder…
Tilling the hateful earth
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Tilling the hateful earth
Tilling the Hateful Earth
This work examines the mechanisms of cultivation of the three major crops of the ‘Mediterranean triad’ (grain, wine, and olive oil) during the 4th through 7th centuries AD along the coastlands of the eastern Mediterranean. This book examines the production of crops vital to subsistence, and also argues that the late antique Levant witnessed a period of demographic growth, a rising market in the demand for commodities, and competitive elite that i…
The Countryside in Late Antiquity
Chapter 2 explores the built landscape of Oriens, and deals with the important question of land tenure. Although it appears that wealthy elites were important landholders in the region, and that the salaried bureaucratic classes of the empire were both aggressive and successful at gaining control over large land areas, The chapter argues that a large number of free-holding farmers persisted and that their ranks were joined by numerous less-holder…