Material Environments | A new environmental history of Early Rome and its Republic

Material Environments | A new environmental history of Early Rome and its Republic

Andrea Brock (St Andrews)
Andrea Brock (St Andrews)

This is the first in a series of lectures on Material Environments, hosted jointly between the American Academy in Rome and British School at Rome over the course of the year. The series showcases new archaeological and historical work on ancient and medieval worlds, with a focus on the significance of environmental changes and the experience of plants, animals, and climate in the past.

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