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Author:

Campbell, J. B.

Title:

Rivers and the power of ancient Rome / Brian Campbell.

Publisher:

University of North Carolina Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xvi, 585 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Rivers--Rome--History.
Rivers--History.--Rome--History.
Rivers--History.--Rome--History.
Rivers in art.
Rivers in literature.
Navigation--Rome--History.
River life--Rome--History.
Rome--Geography.
Rome--Politics and government.
Rome--Commerce.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents:

Rivers Past and Present -- Putting Rivers on the Map -- Rivers, Lands, and Laws -- Rivers in Literature, Religion, and Art -- Rivers, Armies, Fleets, and Frontiers -- Exploiting Rivers -- Movement of Goods by River (1) : Spain, Gaul, the Rhine, and Britain -- Movement of Goods by River (2) : The Danube, Italy, and the East -- Healing Waters : Rivers, Springs, Relaxation, and Health -- Rome in Control of the Waters -- Appendix 1: Spas in the Roman World -- Appendix 2: Navigable Rivers according to Ancient Authors.

Series:

Studies in the history of Greece and Rome

ISBN:

0807834807 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780807834800 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)711043258

LCCN:

2012002041

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)