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Veröffentlichung:	April 2013
Genre:	Geschichte / Politik / Kultur
	Ancient & Classical History / Antike u. klassische Geschichte / Classical Studies / Humanistische Studien / Kultur der römischen Antike / Roman Culture / Roman History / Römische Geschichte
ISBN:	9780745651026
EAN-Code:	9780745651026
Verlag:	Wiley
Einband:	Gebunden
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 237 mm / B 164 mm / D 24 mm
Gewicht:	498 gr
Seiten:	224
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Inhalt:

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.