scholarly journals Ancient Greece at Work: an Economic History of Greece from the Homeric Period to the Roman Conquest

Nature ◽  
1926 ◽  
Vol 118 (2959) ◽  
pp. 79-79
Keyword(s):  
Economic History ◽  
Ancient Greece ◽  
History Of ◽  
Of Greece

The Legal System and Economic Development of Greece

1959 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Pepelasis
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Economic History ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Modern Greek ◽  
The Third ◽  
History Of ◽  
Poor Soil ◽  
Of Greece

A side from some overworked generalizations regarding poor soil, shortage of capital, lack of arable land, population density and such, there are no studies in English that deal with the general economic history of Greece or with specific problems in her economic development since the establishment of the modern Greek state in the third decade of the last century. An analysis of the influence of the legal system on this development, therefore, may throw light on Greek economic history in general and open a useful discussion. It may also add something to our knowledge of the larger problem of the relation of socialcultural institutions and economic activity.

scholarly journals Urban waste- and stormwater management in Greece: past, present and future

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1386-1399 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. N. Angelakis
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Early Bronze Age ◽  
Hydraulic Characteristics ◽  
Urban Wastewater ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Function ◽  
Of Greece

Urban wastewater and storm management has a long history which coincides with the appearance of the first organized human settlements (ca. 3500 BC). It began in prehistoric Crete during the Early Bronze Age (ca. 3200 BC) when many remarkable developments occurred in several stages known as Minoan civilization. One of its salient characteristics was the architecture and function of its hydraulic works and especially the drainage and sewerage systems and other sanitary infrastructures in the Minoan palaces and other settlements. These technologies, although they do not give a complete picture of wastewater and stormwater technologies in ancient Greece, indicate that such technologies have been used in Greece since the Minoan times. Minoan sanitary technologies were transferred to the Greek mainland in the subsequent phases of Greek civilization, i.e. in the Mycenaean, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, and present times. The scope of this article is the presentation and discussion of the evolution of waste- and stormwater management through the long history of Greece, focusing on the hydraulic characteristics of sanitary infrastructures. Also, the present and future trends of wastewater and stormwater management are considered. Practices achieved in prehistoric Greece may have some relevance for wastewater engineering even in modern times.

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