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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gregory S. Aldrete (Professor, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780801884054ISBN 10: 0801884055 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 30 April 2007 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: Floods and History Chapter One Floods in Ancient Rome: Sources and Topography Floods and the Foundation of Rome Primary Source Descriptions of Floods in Ancient Rome Geographic Extent of Floods Based on Primary Sources The Topography of Rome and Floods Maps of Hypothetical Floods of Different Magnitudes Chapter Two Characteristics of Floods Flood Types and Basic Hydrology Hydrology of the Tiber and the Tiber Drainage Basin Duration of Floods at Rome Seasonality of Floods at Rome Frequency of Floods at Rome Magnitude of Floods at Rome Conclusion Chapter Three Immediate Effects of Floods Introduction and Methodology Disruption of the Daily Life of the City Destruction of Property Collapse of Structures Injuries and Drowning Cleaning Up after a Flood: Water, Mud, Debris, Corpses Chapter Four Delayed Effects of Floods Weakened Buildings Food Spoilage and Famine Disease Psychological Trauma Recovery and Reconstruction Chapter Five Methods of Flood Control Drain: The Roman Sewers Fill: Attempts to Raise Ground Level Divert: Canals and Channel Modification Schemes Contain: Roman Embankments Administrative Oversight of the Tiber Chapter Six Roman Attitudes toward Floods Floods and the Urban Fabric of Ancient Rome: Public Buildings Floods and the Urban Fabric of Ancient Rome: Housing Water and the Gods Floods and the Gods: Portents and Divine Anger Flood Reports: Context and Causation Flood Prevention: Costs and Benefits Conclusion: The Romans' Failure to Make Rome Safe from Floods Appendix I: List of Major Floods at Rome, 414 BC–AD 2000 Appendix II: The Modern Tiber Embankments Appendix III: A Note on Hydrological Sources Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsRaises important questions about the effects of flooding of the Tiber on the city of ancient Rome and its inhabitants and explores why Romans did not take more sweeping steps to reduce, if not eliminate, the dangers of urban flooding. There is no comparable book-length study of this topic, so this work fills a real need. It will be of interest not only to students of ancient history, but to hydrologists and students of urban studies as well. Certainly it will give us classicists much to think about in our assessment of urban life in ancient Rome. - Harry B. Evans, Fordham University, author of Aqueduct Hunting in the Seventeenth Century Author InformationAuthor Website: http://www.uwgb.edu/aldreteg/Gregory S. Aldrete is a professor of history and humanistic studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and author of Gestures and Acclamations in Ancient Rome, also published by Johns Hopkins. Tab Content 6Author Website: http://www.uwgb.edu/aldreteg/Countries AvailableAll regions |
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