Format:
Online-Ressource (362 p)
ISBN:
9780801884054
Series Statement:
Ancient Society and History Ser
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Floods and History -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- Four: Delayed Effects of Floods -- Weakened Buildings -- Food Spoilage and Famine -- Disease -- Psychological Trauma -- Recovery and Reconstruction -- 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 -- 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 -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E.
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Description based upon print version of record
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""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Floods and History""; ""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""; ""Two: Characteristics of Floods""; ""Flood Types and Basic Hydrology""; ""Hydrology of the Tiber and the Tiber Drainage Basin""; ""Duration of Floods at Rome""
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""Seasonality of Floods at Rome""""Frequency of Floods at Rome""; ""Magnitude of Floods at Rome""; ""Conclusion""; ""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""; ""Four: Delayed Effects of Floods""; ""Weakened Buildings""; ""Food Spoilage and Famine""; ""Disease""; ""Psychological Trauma""; ""Recovery and Reconstruction""; ""Five: Methods of Flood Control""
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""Drain: The Roman Sewers""""Fill: Attempts to Raise Ground Level""; ""Divert: Canals and Channel Modification Schemes""; ""Contain: Roman Embankments""; ""Administrative Oversight of the Tiber""; ""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""
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""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""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780801891885
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780801884054
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Floods of the Tiber in Ancient Rome
Language:
English
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