{"product_id":"floods-of-the-tiber-in-ancient-rome-ancient-society-and-history-9780801884054","title":"Floods of the Tiber in Ancient Rome Ancient","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA comprehensive, insightful and lucid book-length study on a topic of great importance. -- Eric Kondratieff Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2007 Floods of the Tiber in Ancient Rome is that rare thing in scholarship, a work that genuinely fills a gap in the scholarly literature. Professor Aldrete has brilliantly illuminated an aspect of ancient Rome that was ever present to the city's inhabitants but almost invisible to modern historians. -- Stanley Burstein History Teacher 2007 Thoughtful study. -- Dennis E. Trout American Historical Review 2007 A noble attempt to bring interdisciplinary evidence from outside classical sources to bear on a long-standing problem of Roman history and archaeology. -- James C. Anderson, Jr. Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2008 A meticulously researched, well-written, and thoroughly referenced study of a little known aspect of Rome's history. -- Brian Fagan Historian 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Floods and History\u003cbr\u003eChapter One\u003cbr\u003eFloods in Ancient Rome: Sources and Topography\u003cbr\u003eFloods and the Foundation of Rome\u003cbr\u003ePrimary Source Descriptions of Floods in Ancient Rome\u003cbr\u003eGeographic Extent of Floods Based on Primary Sources\u003cbr\u003eThe Topography of Rome and Floods\u003cbr\u003eMaps of Hypothetical Floods of Different Magnitudes\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two\u003cbr\u003eCharacteristics of Floods\u003cbr\u003eFlood Types and Basic Hydrology\u003cbr\u003eHydrology of the Tiber and the Tiber Drainage Basin\u003cbr\u003eDuration of Floods at Rome\u003cbr\u003eSeasonality of Floods at Rome\u003cbr\u003eFrequency of Floods at Rome\u003cbr\u003eMagnitude of Floods at Rome\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three\u003cbr\u003eImmediate Effects of Floods\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction and Methodology\u003cbr\u003eDisruption of the Daily Life of the City\u003cbr\u003eDestruction of Property\u003cbr\u003eCollapse of Structures\u003cbr\u003eInjuries and Drowning\u003cbr\u003eCleaning Up after a Flood: Water, Mud, Debris, Corpses\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four\u003cbr\u003eDelayed Effects of Floods\u003cbr\u003eWeakened Buildings\u003cbr\u003eFood Spoilage and Famine\u003cbr\u003eDisease\u003cbr\u003ePsychological Trauma\u003cbr\u003eRecovery and Reconstruction\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five\u003cbr\u003eMethods of Flood Control\u003cbr\u003eDrain: The Roman Sewers\u003cbr\u003eFill: Attempts to Raise Ground Level\u003cbr\u003eDivert: Canals and Channel Modification Schemes\u003cbr\u003eContain: Roman Embankments\u003cbr\u003eAdministrative Oversight of the Tiber\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six\u003cbr\u003eRoman Attitudes toward Floods\u003cbr\u003eFloods and the Urban Fabric of Ancient Rome: Public Buildings\u003cbr\u003eFloods and the Urban Fabric of Ancient Rome: Housing\u003cbr\u003eWater and the Gods\u003cbr\u003eFloods and the Gods: Portents and Divine Anger\u003cbr\u003eFlood Reports: Context and Causation\u003cbr\u003eFlood Prevention: Costs and Benefits\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: The Romans' Failure to Make Rome Safe from Floods\u003cbr\u003eAppendix I: List of Major Floods at Rome, 414 BC–AD 2000\u003cbr\u003eAppendix II: The Modern Tiber Embankments\u003cbr\u003eAppendix III: A Note on Hydrological Sources\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527623614807,"sku":"9780801884054","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801884054.jpg?v=1731868588","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/floods-of-the-tiber-in-ancient-rome-ancient-society-and-history-9780801884054","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}