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Roman Disasters
Buch von Jerry Toner
Sprache: Englisch

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Roman Disasters looks at how the Romans coped with, thought about, and used disasters for their own ends. Rome has been famous throughout history for its great triumphs. Yet Rome also suffered colossal disasters. From the battle of Cannae, where fifty thousand men fell in a single day, to the destruction of Pompeii, to the first appearance of the bubonic plague, the Romans experienced large scale calamities.Earthquakes, fires, floods and famines also regularly afflicted them.

This insightful book is the first to treat such disasters as a conceptual unity. It shows that vulnerability to disasters was affected by politics, social status, ideology and economics. Above all, it illustrates how the resilience of their political and cultural system allowed the Romans to survive the impact of these life-threatening events. The book also explores the important role disaster narratives played in Christian thought and rhetoric.

Engaging and accessible, Roman Disasters will be enjoyed by students and general readers alike.
Roman Disasters looks at how the Romans coped with, thought about, and used disasters for their own ends. Rome has been famous throughout history for its great triumphs. Yet Rome also suffered colossal disasters. From the battle of Cannae, where fifty thousand men fell in a single day, to the destruction of Pompeii, to the first appearance of the bubonic plague, the Romans experienced large scale calamities.Earthquakes, fires, floods and famines also regularly afflicted them.

This insightful book is the first to treat such disasters as a conceptual unity. It shows that vulnerability to disasters was affected by politics, social status, ideology and economics. Above all, it illustrates how the resilience of their political and cultural system allowed the Romans to survive the impact of these life-threatening events. The book also explores the important role disaster narratives played in Christian thought and rhetoric.

Engaging and accessible, Roman Disasters will be enjoyed by students and general readers alike.
Über den Autor
Jerry Toner is the director of studies in classics at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. What is a Disaster?

2. Rome's Disasters

3. The Disaster Experience

4. Dealing with the Aftermath

5. Thinking about Disaster

6. A Culture of Risk

7. Narratives of Disaster

8. Inflicting Catastrophe

9. The Psychological Impact

10. Roman Disasters in Context

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 224 S.
ISBN-13: 9780745651026
ISBN-10: 074565102X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Toner, Jerry
Hersteller: Polity Press
John Wiley & Sons
Maße: 236 x 158 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Jerry Toner
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2013
Gewicht: 0,506 kg
Artikel-ID: 106138962
Über den Autor
Jerry Toner is the director of studies in classics at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. What is a Disaster?

2. Rome's Disasters

3. The Disaster Experience

4. Dealing with the Aftermath

5. Thinking about Disaster

6. A Culture of Risk

7. Narratives of Disaster

8. Inflicting Catastrophe

9. The Psychological Impact

10. Roman Disasters in Context

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 224 S.
ISBN-13: 9780745651026
ISBN-10: 074565102X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Toner, Jerry
Hersteller: Polity Press
John Wiley & Sons
Maße: 236 x 158 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Jerry Toner
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2013
Gewicht: 0,506 kg
Artikel-ID: 106138962
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