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Author Aldrete, Gregory S.

Title Floods of the Tiber in ancient Rome [electronic resource] / Gregory S. Aldrete.

Imprint Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xviii, 338 p. : ill., maps.
Series Ancient society and history
Ancient society and history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-323) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Floods -- Italy -- Rome -- History.
Floods -- Italy -- Tiber River -- History.
Rome (Italy) -- History -- To 476.
Tiber River (Italy) -- History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0801884055 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780801884054 (hardcover : alk. paper)

 
    
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