02344nam 22006254a 450 991082550660332120240416173718.00-8018-9188-41-4356-9190-3(CKB)1000000000720499(EBL)3318339(OCoLC)923192610(SSID)ssj0000156054(PQKBManifestationID)11162041(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000156054(PQKBWorkID)10123736(PQKB)10141072(MiAaPQ)EBC3318339(OCoLC)646769548(MdBmJHUP)muse2604(Au-PeEL)EBL3318339(CaPaEBR)ebr10256339(EXLCZ)99100000000072049920060207d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFloods of the Tiber in ancient Rome /Gregory S. Aldrete1st ed.Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press20071 online resource (362 p.)Ancient society and historyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8018-8405-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-323) and index.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.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.Ancient society and history.FloodsItalyRomeHistoryFloodsItalyTiber RiverHistoryRome (Italy)HistoryTo 476Tiber River (Italy)HistoryFloodsHistory.FloodsHistory.937/.6Aldrete Gregory S298241MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825506603321Floods of the Tiber in ancient Rome4105964UNINA