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Figuring in myth, religion, law, the military, commerce, and transportation, rivers were at the heart of Rome's increasing exploitation of the environment of the Mediterranean world. In Rivers and the Power of Ancient Rome, Brian Campbell explores the role and influence of rivers and their surrounding landscape on the society and culture of the Roman Empire.Examining artistic representations of rivers, related architecture, and the work of ancient geographers and topographers, as well as writers who describe rivers, Campbell reveals how Romans defined the geographical areas they con No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)937History and Geography Ancient World Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476LC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |