Fluvial landscapes in the Roman world /

Other Authors: Franconi, Tyler V.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Portsmouth, Rhode Island : Journal of Roman Archaeology, 2017.
Series:Journal of Roman archaeology. Supplementary series 104
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: studying rivers in the Roman world / T. V. Franconi
  • Watery perspectives: a Roman view on rivers / B. Campbell
  • River adjustment to change: the Rhone in France during the Roman period / J.-P. Bravard
  • Environmental risk in the lower Rhone valley: high water levels and floods / Ph. Leveau
  • High chrono-stratigraphical resolution of the harbour sequence of Ostia: palaeo-depth of the basin, ship draught and dredging / J.-P. Goiran [and 11 others]
  • Pater Rhenus: the hydrological history of Rome's German frontier
  • Geoarchaeology of ancient harbours in lagoonal contexts: an introduction / C. Morhange [and 5 others]
  • Rivers, wadis and climate in North Africa: torrents and drought / A. Wilson
  • Gift of the Orontes: fluvial landscapes of northwest Syria in late antiquity / M. Whiting
  • 360 days of summer: experiencing the fluvial in Egypt's Fayyum / B. Haug
  • A second Nature? The riverine landscapes of the Romans / N. Purcell.