Triangular Landscapes: Environment, Society, and the State in the Nile Delta under Roman Rule

The book, an updated version of a French dissertation supervised by Hermon, focuses on the changing course and eventual extinction of the Nile's Mendesian branch, documenting the effects of a shifting fluvial landscape, environmental stressors, and Roman agro-fiscal policy on the society and ec...

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Published in:American journal of philology 2015, Vol.136 (3), p.528-532
Main Author: Haug, Brendan
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Archives & records
Centuries
Economic policy
FISC
Fiscal policy
French language
Geomorphology
Reading
Rivers
Society
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Summary:The book, an updated version of a French dissertation supervised by Hermon, focuses on the changing course and eventual extinction of the Nile's Mendesian branch, documenting the effects of a shifting fluvial landscape, environmental stressors, and Roman agro-fiscal policy on the society and economy of the Delta during the first few centuries c.e. By merging Francophone scholarship on rivers, theoretical perspectives drawn from American environmental history, and a thorough command of the papyrological evidence, Blouin has made a significant contribution to the emerging field of ancient environmental history. While humanity is regarded as a constituent element of the natural world, human beings nonetheless possess the ability to adapt natural phenomena in significant ways. [...]nature's impacts upon society are never predetermined, for they are always mediated by human decision-making at multiple levels.
ISSN:0002-9475
1086-3168
DOI:10.1353/ajp.2015.0016