Fluvial landscapes in the Roman world
By: edited by Tyler V. Franconi ; with contributions by J.-P. Bravard [and 25 others]
Contributors: All Souls College (University of Oxford)
Series: JRA supplementary series -- number 104; Journal of Roman archaeology -- no. 104.
Publisher: Journal of Roman Archaeology
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780991373086
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Archaeological geology; Fluvial geomorphology; History; Rivers
Description: This volume is the result of a conference organized with the Oxford Roman Economy Project held at All Souls College at the University of Oxford in June, 2014. The conference aimed to explore the social and environmental context of rivers in the Roman world, especially how Roman activity influenced hydrological activity and how, in turn, hydrological activity influenced Roman life. Specialists in the history, archaeology and environment of the Roman world came together and discussed their research and methods in order to foster discussions about the future direction of interdisciplinary research on ancient rivers. The results of this discussion, presented here, demonstrate a variety of approaches to the study of ancient rivers as well as their historical significance.
Notes: "Papers resulting from a meeting of the Oxford Roman Economy Project, entitled "Shifting fluvial landscapes in the Roman world: new directions in the study of ancient rivers," held at All Souls College, Oxford, in June 2014"

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: studying rivers in the Roman world / T. V. Franconi; title: Watery perspectives: a Roman view on rivers / B. Campbell; title: River adjustment to change: the Rhône in France during the Roman period / J.-P. Bravard; title: Environmental risk in the lower Rhône valley: high water levels and floods / Ph. Leveau; title: High chrono-stratigraphical resolution of the harbour sequence of Ostia: palaeo-depth of the basin, ship draught and dredging / J.-P. Goiran [and 11 others]; title: Pater Rhenus: the hydrological history of Rome's German frontier; title: Geoarchaeology of ancient harbours in lagoonal contexts: an introduction / C. Morhange [and 5 others]; title: Rivers, wadis and climate in North Africa: torrents and drought / A. Wilson; title: Gift of the Orontes: fluvial landscapes of northwest Syria in late antiquity / M. Whiting; title: 360 days of summer: experiencing the fluvial in Egypt's Fayyūm / B. Haug; title: A second Nature? The riverine landscapes of the Romans / N. Purcell.