List of Illustrations
Preface/Introduction
1. Under the Burning Sun
2. Primus in Arvis / First in the Fields
3. Sickle & Scythe / Man & Machine
4. The Grim Reapers
5. Blade of Vengeance
Appendix 1: Harvesting Contracts from Roman Egypt and Italy
Appendix 2: The Maktar Harvester Inscription: Text and Commentary
Appendix 3: The Gallo-Roman Reaping Machines: Iconographic Data
Map 1.1: Africa of the Maktar Harvester
Map 2.1: Roman Mactaris (Maktar) and Region
Map 3.1: Northern Gaul: Heartland of the Reaping Machine
Map 3.2: Distribution of Sickle and Scythe Finds in Late Prehistoric and Roman Gaul
Table 1.1: Survey of Modern/Post World War II Land Use Patterns in the Maghrib
Table 1.2: Pre-World War II Cereal Grain Production in the Maghrib
Table 1.3: Survey of Modern/Post World War II Cereal Grain Production in the Maghrib
Table 1.4: Pre World War I Indigenous Cereal Grain Production in Algeria
Abbreviations of Sources
Bibliography