2,200-Year-Old Greek Inscription Reveals Strict Farming Rules in Ancient Anatolia

2,200-Year-Old Greek Inscription Reveals Strict Farming Rules in Ancient Anatolia

Necropolis in the ancient city of Amos. Credit: Ronnlund / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 A 2,200-year-old Greek inscription from the ancient city of Amos (Greek: Ἄμος) in modern-day Turkey is shedding new light on how farming was regulated in Anatolia. The contract shows that rent agreements in Hellenistic Anatolia were closely tied to agricultural production, with detailed rules governing how land had to be used. The inscription is now prese…