Human/Nature in Antiquity
Room 100, Lovejoy Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, MENo different from people in our times, the Greeks and Romans exhibited a wide range of behavior vis-à-vis the natural world: awe at its majesty, greed for its resources, and fear of its secrets. The witches of antiquity, however, laid claim to special status because they said that they could control, dominate, and destroy nature. […]