Transhumance in ancient Greece.

Abstract

It has been asserted that in ancient Greece transhumance was not practiced until the unification of Greece by the Romans. However literary and epigraphical materials indicate that transhumance was practiced in ancient Greece. These historical materials do not throw much light upon land ownership, but new historical materials will be found and scholars will study transhumance and animal husbandry and contribute to the understanding of ancient Greek animal husbandry. -English summary