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Classics Historian Answers Ancient Greek Agriculture Questions | University of Birmingham

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We've asked Dr Maeve McHugh, Associate Professor in Classical Archaeology, to answer some common questions about what life was like for a farmer in Ancient Greece.

Dr Maeve McHugh is an archaeologist specialising in the Greek Archaic to Classical periods and the author of Agricultural Labour and Lived Experience in Ancient Greece: Sweat and Hunger. In her book, Dr McHugh explores the experience of labour for ancient Greek farming communities using historical, archaeological, bioarchaeological, and ethnographic data. She offers a compelling and methodologically innovative approach using the moral economy, taskscapes, and embodiment as interpretative frames.

Reconstructing the lived experience of ancient farmers, the book defines the physical, conceptual, and ideological contours of the farmer’s world. It highlights the complex, embedded, and entangled nature of Greek agrarian life and draws on a wide range of interdisciplinary evidence to create a cultural history of rural labour. By moving beyond economic abstractions, the study reframes agricultural labour as a meaningful social and bodily practice, central to identity, community, and survival.

Chapters: 00:00: Introduction 00:42: What did a typical day look like for a farmer in ancient Greece? 01:25: What was a typical diet in ancient Greece? 02:02: What crops were most important in ancient Greece? 02:36: Did ancient Greek farmers use animals for labor? 02:58: Did ancient Greek farmers own their own land? 03:30: What gods were important to farmers? 03:57: What role did women play in ancient Greek farming? 04:29: How hard was farming in ancient Greece compared to today? 04:56: What tools did ancient Greek farmers use? 05:24: Did ancient Greek farmers go to war? 06:04: How wealthy were farmers in ancient Greece? 06:39: How did seasons affect daily life for Greek farmers? 07:20: How did ancient Greek farmers store and preserve food? 08:04: Did children work on farms in ancient Greece? 08:39: How different was farming in Athens versus Sparta? 09:13: What was the hardest part of being a farmer in ancient Greece?

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Classics Historian Answers Ancient Greek Agriculture Questions | University of Birmingham

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We've asked Dr Maeve McHugh, Associate Professor in Classical Archaeology, to answer some common questions about what life was like for a farmer in Ancient Greece. Dr Maeve McHugh is an archaeologist specialising in the Greek Archaic to Classical periods an...

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Why Study BSc Marketing? | University of Birmingham

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Discover our new BSc Marketing programme at Birmingham Business School. Dr Scott Jones and Professor Finola Kerrigan explain how the course draws on staff research expertise (from consumer behaviour to sustainability and responsible marketing) and is shaped...

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Come on a dinosaur dig with a palaeontology student

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Discoveries don’t just happen in the lecture theatre… For the past three years, we’ve invited students to get stuck in and uncover the prehistoric 🦕 As part of our summer programme UoB Xtra, our Palaeontology and Geology students get involved in unearthing...

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Business Management to Commercial Marketing | University of Birmingham

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Meet Jennifer, BSc Business Management with Marketing graduate, now on the Commercial Marketing Graduate Programme at Centrica, a multinational energy provider. Jennifer reflects on the modules, industry-experienced lecturers, agency partnerships, and unwav...

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Why study Bioinformatics at Jinan-Birmingham Joint Institute | University of Birmingham

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Study Bioinformatics with global experts from the Jinan University - University of Birmingham Joint Institute in Guangzhou, which is one of the leading Sino-UK joint institutes. You will join a thriving student community at JNU’s Panyu Campus. For further i...

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Why Politics and International Relations? | University of Birmingham

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Meet Sahra, BA Politics and International Relations student, who chose Birmingham for its research-led teaching and highly accomplished lecturers. From a memorable Parliamentary Studies module to meeting the Baroness of Edgbaston in Westminster, Sahra share...

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Why Study BA Sociology? | University of Birmingham

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Meet Shirin, BA Sociology student, following a generational family tie to the University of Birmingham's beautiful redbrick campus. Set on a future career as a police officer or detective, Shirin shares how Sociology gave her the critical thinking and analy...

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College of Arts and Law, Tuesday 7th July, 12:30pm | Summer Degree Ceremonies

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Recorded livestream of the University of Birmingham Summer Congregations J002. The formal Graduation Ceremonies from the Great Hall of our Edgbaston Campus. College of Arts and Law, Tuesday 7th July, 12:30pm

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CHASM: Our Purpose, Our Work, Our Impact | University of Birmingham

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An introduction to the Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management (CHASM) at the University of Birmingham. CHASM is a multidisciplinary research centre for financial security, wellbeing and inclusion. They produce research that matters and use it to ...

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College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Wednesday 15 July, 5:30pm | Summer Degree Ceremonies

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Recorded livestream of the University of Birmingham Summer Congregations J025. The formal Graduation Ceremonies from the Great Hall of our Edgbaston Campus. College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Wednesday 15th July, 5:30pm

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