Roman Disasters

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  • Roman Disasters Book Detail

  • Author : Jerry Toner
  • Release Date : 2018-03-07
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 233
  • ISBN 13 : 0745676685
  • File Size : 52,52 MB

Roman Disasters by Jerry Toner PDF Summary

Book Description: 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.

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