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The Seven Hills of Rome
Renato Funiciello, Grant Heiken, Donatella de Rita, et al.
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Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik / Geologie
Beschreibung
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. The authors point out that Rome possessed many geographic advantages over surrounding areas: proximity to a major river with access to the sea, plateaus for protection, nearby sources of building materials, and most significantly, clean drinking water from springs in the Apennines. Even the resiliency of Rome's architecture and the stability of life on its hills are underscored by the city's geologic framework.
If carried along with a good city map, this book will expand the understanding of travelers who explore the eternal city's streets. Chapters are arranged geographically, based on each of the seven hills, the Tiber floodplain, ancient creeks that dissected the plateau, and ridges that rise above the right bank. As an added bonus, the last chapter consists of three field trips around the center of Rome, which can be enjoyed on foot or by using public transportation.
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Roman Senate, Colosseo (Rome Metro), Italian Peninsula, Lazio, Torre (Serra da Estrela), Alluvium, St. Peter's Basilica, Tiber, Sediment, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Seven hills of Rome, Apennine Mountains, Aventine Hill, Carrara marble, Gardens of Lucullus, Palazzo Poli, Aurelian Walls, Masonry, Alban Hills, Geologist, Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, Types of volcanic eruptions, Palatine Hill, Trajan's Column, Vineyard, Vatican City, Spoleto, Trajan, Constantius II, Palace, Sedimentary rock, Catacombs, Catacombs of San Sebastiano, King of Rome, Basilica, Tuff, Chigi (architecture), Roman Empire, Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, Dominican Order, Pozzuoli, Ostia (Rome), Rieti, Piazza Venezia, Travertine, Viminal Hill, Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79, Six Hills, Esquiline Hill, Trastevere, Quirinal Palace, Triumphal arch, Servian Wall, Pantheon, Rome, Piramide (Rome Metro), Rome, Pigna (rione of Rome), Temple of Cybele (Palatine), Volcanic ash, Capitoline Hill, Via Aurelia, Aqua Virgo, Via Nazionale (Rome), Vatican Hill, Villa Sciarra, Appian Way, Etruscan civilization, Janiculum, Vittorio Emanuele (Rome Metro), Santa Maria in Trastevere