Floods of the Tiber in ancient Rome
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2007.
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| Series: | Ancient society and history
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| Online Access: | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10256339 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.