Table of contents for Floods of the Tiber in ancient Rome

Table of contents for Floods of the Tiber in ancient Rome / Gregory S. Aldrete.

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Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Floods in Ancient Rome: Sources and Topography
2. Characteristics of Floods in Ancient Rome
3. Immediate Effects of Floods in Ancient Rome
4. Delayed Effects of Floods in Ancient Rome
5. Methods of Flood Control in Ancient Rome
6. Roman Attitudes Towards Floods
Conclusion: The Romans' Failure to Make Rome Safe from Floods
Appendix I: List of Major Floods at Rome 414 BC-AD 2000
Appendix II: The Modern Tiber Embankments
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:

Floods -- Italy -- Rome -- History.
Floods -- Italy -- Tiber River -- History.
Rome (Italy) -- History -- To 476.
Tiber River (Italy) -- History.