Title Rivers and the Power of Ancient Rome

Published Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (1121 pages) Series Studies in the History of Greece and Rome Studies in the history of Greece and Rome. Contents Cover Page; Rivers and the Power of Ancient Rome; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Maps, Figures, and Diagrams; Preface; One Rivers Past and Present; Two Putting Rivers on the Map; Three Rivers, Lands, and Laws; Four Rivers in Literature, Religion, and Art; Five Rivers, Armies, Fleets, and Frontiers; Six Exploiting Rivers; Seven Movement of Goods by River (1): Spain, Gaul, the Rhine, and Britain; Eight Movement of Goods by River (2): The Danube, Italy, and the East; Nine Healing Waters: Rivers, Springs, Relaxation, and Health; Ten Rome in Control of the Waters; Abbreviations Appendix 1 Spas in the Roman WorldAppendix 2 Navigable Rivers according to Ancient Authors; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Persons; Index of Places; General Index Summary Examining artistic representations of rivers, related architecture, and the work of ancient geographers and topographers, as well as writers who describe rivers, Campbell explores the role and influence of rivers and their surrounding landscape on the society and culture of the Roman Empire Notes Print version record Subject Rivers -- Rome -- History Rivers -- Political aspects -- Rome -- History Rivers -- Social aspects -- Rome -- History Rivers in art. Rivers in literature. Navigation -- Rome -- History River life -- Rome -- History HISTORY -- Ancient -- Rome. Commerce Geography Navigation Politics and government River life Rivers Rivers in art Rivers in literature SUBJECT Rome -- Geography Rome -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115178 Rome -- Commerce Subject Rome (Empire) Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780807869048 080786904X

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