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How did the Romans handle risk, from uncertainty about food supply and dangerous travel to survival itself? Modern risk studies view the ancients as dominated by fate, but the reality was different. A range of techniques, from dream interpretation and oracles to logistics and law, all served to control risk.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements; 1. Risk and uncertainty; 2. A world full of risks; 3. A risk culture; 4. Risk management; 5. Moral hazards: constructing risk; 6. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Risk in the Roman World

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 11/30/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781108723213
      978-1108723213
      ISBN-10 1108723217
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      History Ancient history Politics, Philosophy & Society Social and cultural anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      How did the Romans handle risk, from uncertainty about food supply and dangerous travel to survival itself? Modern risk studies view the ancients as dominated by fate, but the reality was different. A range of techniques, from dream interpretation and oracles to logistics and law, all served to control risk.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements; 1. Risk and uncertainty; 2. A world full of risks; 3. A risk culture; 4. Risk management; 5. Moral hazards: constructing risk; 6. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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