Aldrete, Gregory S.

Floods of the Tiber in ancient Rome [electronic resource] / Gregory S. Aldrete. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. - xviii, 338 p. : ill., maps. - Ancient society and history . - Ancient society and history. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-323) and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Floods--History.--Italy--Rome
Floods--History.--Italy--Tiber River


Rome (Italy)--History--To 476.
Tiber River (Italy)--History.


Electronic books.

DG69 / .A43 2007

937/.6