Bibliographic resources
Ancient environmental studies introductory bibliography
This collection of summaries is intended as an introductory bibliographical resource for the field of ancient environmental studies. It has been produced by our undergraduate students, Maud McWatters-Reed (2021-22 and 2022-23), Megan Sharp (2022-23) and (Gabrielle Hill-Smith 2023-24), with funding from the St Andrews Research Internship scheme. The project is intended as a pilot for a bigger collection of resources in future. It is not intended to be exhaustive: among other things we have restricted our focus to English-publications at this stage. We would welcome feedback!—particularly suggestions for future expansion.
An Environmental History of Ancient Greece and Rome
Ancient Christian Ecopoetics: Cosmologies, Saints, Things
Bodies and Boundaries in Graeco-Roman Antiquity
Classical Literature and Posthumanism
Climate Change and Ancient Societies in Europe and the Near East: Diversity in Collapse and Resilience
Demystifying Collapse: Climate, environment, and social agency in pre-modern societies
Eco-Republic: What the Ancients Can Teach Us about Ethics, Virtue, and Sustainable Living
Ecology and Theology in the Ancient World: Cross Disciplinary Perspectives
Environment and Society in the Long Late Antiquity
Environmental Archaeology: The Journal of Human Paleoecology
Environmental Humanities
Environmental Problems of the Greeks and Romans: Ecology in the Ancient Mediterranean (2nd Edition)
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