Land and Labor in the Greek World (Ancient Society and History)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: September 30, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780801866708
Subjects: Agriculture & related industries; European history: BCE to c 500 CE; Social history; Work & labour; BCE to c 500 CE; History: World; History; History - General History; Ancient Greece; History / Ancient / General; Ancient - Greece
First sentence: Once the cultivation of cereals and the domestication of animals had begun, two basic principles gradually became obvious: first, that in agriculture lay the foundations of a civilized society, making possible not only society's survival but also the devotion of time and energy to other things besides gathering food; and, second, that to have the land worked by someone else was the beginning of a civilized life.