Название: The Seven Hills of Rome: A Geological Tour of the Eternal City
Автор: Grant Heiken, Renato Funiciello
Издательство: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691130388
Год: 2013
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 262
Размер: 21,3 МБ
Язык: Английский
From humble beginnings, Rome became perhaps the greatest intercontinental power in the world. Why did this historic city become so much more influential than its neighbor, nearby Latium, which was peopled by more or less the same stock? Over the years, historians, political analysts, and sociologists have discussed this question ad infinitum, without considering one underlying factor that led to the rise of Rome–the geology now hidden by the modern city.
This book demonstrates the important link between the history of Rome and its geologic setting in a lively, fact-filled narrative sure to interest geology and history buffs and travelers alike.