Floods of the Tiber in Ancient Rome (Ancient Society and History)

Gregory S. Aldrete

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007

0801884055 / 9780801884054

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Like new hardcover in like new dust jacket. 2mm piece missing from the upper lefthand corner on the front of the dust jacket. 8vo. (5.5 x 1.02 x 8.5 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes appendices [3], bibliography, index, includes tables, figures, and maps. 368 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. While the remains of its massive aqueducts serve as tangible reminders of Rome's efforts to control its supply of drinking water, there are scant physical reminders that other waters sometimes raged out of control. In fact, floods were simply a part of life in ancient Rome, where proximity to the Tiber left a substantial part of the city vulnerable to the river's occasional transgressions. Here, in the first book-length treatment of the impact of floods on an ancient city, Gregory S. Aldrete draws upon a diverse range of scientific and cultural data to develop a rich and detailed account of flooding in Rome throughout the classical period. Aldrete explores in detail the overflowing river's destructive effects, drawing from ancient and modern written records and literary accounts, analyses of the topography and hydrology of the Tiber drainage basin, visible evidence on surviving structures, and the known engineering methods devised to limit the reach of rising water. He discusses the strategies the Romans employed to alleviate or prevent flooding, their social and religious attitudes toward floods, and how the threat of inundation influenced the development of the city's physical and economic landscapes.

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Titre
Floods of the Tiber in Ancient Rome (Ancient Society and History)
Auteur
Gregory S. Aldrete
Éditeur
Johns Hopkins University Press
Année de publication
2007
État de l'article
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Jaquette
Like New
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Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0801884055
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780801884054
Série
Livre 2 sur 8: Ancient Society and History
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