Sp60E Bread and Soil in Ancient Rome: Environmental Challenge and Cultural Response (Zoom Only - Dartmouth)

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4/12/2024-5/17/2024

9:30 AM-11:30 AM EDT on Fri

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Environmental and agricultural histories of ancient Rome chronicle soil and food challenges affecting cultural change. We’ll explore how a resilient ecosystem influenced Rome’s transition from a republic to an empire and examine its relevance to modern concerns about the environment and sustainability.

  • Enrollment Limit: 7

     

    Bruce James received a BA in chemistry and environmental studies from Williams, followed by MS and PhD degrees in soil science from UVM. During these studies, he developed a keen interest in interdisciplinary learning related to the course topic that he used in his teaching at the University of Maryland, College Park, for 29 years. Now retired, he continues to thrive on new learning and ideas related to sustainability, environmental science, soils, environmental history, and agriculture.