Rivers and the power of ancient Rome
By: Brian Campbell
Series: Studies in the history of Greece and Rome
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780807834800
Subjects: Politics and government; Commerce; Navigation; River life; Rivers; Rivers in literature; History; Rivers in art; Geography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Rivers Past and Present; title: Putting Rivers on the Map; title: Rivers, Lands, and Laws; title: Rivers in Literature, Religion, and Art; title: Rivers, Armies, Fleets, and Frontiers; title: Exploiting Rivers; title: Movement of Goods by River (1) : Spain, Gaul, the Rhine, and Britain; title: Movement of Goods by River (2) : The Danube, Italy, and the East; title: Healing Waters : Rivers, Springs, Relaxation, and Health; title: Rome in Control of the Waters; title: Appendix 1: Spas in the Roman World; title: Appendix 2: Navigable Rivers according to Ancient Authors.