Floods of the Tiber in ancient Rome / / Gregory S. Aldrete
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (362 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 937/.6 |
| Soggetto topico: | Floods - Italy - Rome - History |
| Floods - Italy - Tiber River - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Rome (Italy) History To 476 |
| Tiber River (Italy) History | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-323) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Floods of the Tiber in ancient Rome |
| ISBN: | 0-8018-9188-4 |
| 1-4356-9190-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910825506603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Ancient society and history.