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UNINA9910825506603321 |
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Autore |
Aldrete Gregory S |
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Titolo |
Floods of the Tiber in ancient Rome / / Gregory S. Aldrete |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-8018-9188-4 |
1-4356-9190-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (362 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ancient society and history |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Floods - Italy - Rome - History |
Floods - Italy - Tiber River - History |
Rome (Italy) History To 476 |
Tiber River (Italy) History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-323) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Floods in ancient Rome : sources and topography -- Characteristics of floods -- Immediate effects of floods -- Delayed effects of floods -- Methods of flood control -- Roman attitudes towards floods -- Conclusion : the Romans' failure to make Rome safe from floods. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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