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The great fire of Rome : life and death in the ancient city / Joseph J. Walsh.
LIBRA DG285.3 .W35 2019
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walsh, Joseph J., 1953- author.
- Series:
- Witness to ancient history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68.
- Nero.
- Great Fire, Rome, Italy, 64.
- Rome--History--Nero, 54-68.
- Rome.
- Fire extinction--Rome--History.
- Fire extinction.
- Italy--Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 174 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- "The author tells the story of the greatest natural disaster in Roman history: a fire that engulfed the city for two straight weeks in AD 64. He highlights firefighting technology of the period and examines how the city's architecture and planning contributed to the blaze. The book addresses the aftermath of the fire and includes an account of Emperor Nero's rebuilding efforts."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Prologue
- Perils of life in Rome
- Inferno
- The day after
- Neropolis
- Legacy
- Appendix A. Sources
- Appendix B. Proposed timeline of the Great Fire.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781421433707
- 1421433702
- 9781421433714
- 1421433710
- OCLC:
- 1089278414
- Publisher Number:
- 40029464985
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