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Using and conquering the watery world in Greco-Roman antiquity / Georgia L. Irby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Irby, Georgia L. (Georgia Lynette), 1965- author.
- Series:
- Classical Studies & Archaeology 2021
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hydraulic engineering--Greece--History--To 1500.
- Hydraulic engineering.
- Hydraulic engineering--Rome--History--To 1500.
- Naval art and science--Greece--History--To 1500.
- Naval art and science.
- Naval art and science--Rome--History--To 1500.
- Ancient Culture and Society (Classical Studies).
- Ancient History (History).
- Classical Studies & Archaeology.
- History of Science.
- Technology and Medicine (History).
- Greece--History, Naval.
- Greece.
- Rome--History, Naval.
- Rome.
- Local Subjects:
- Ancient Culture and Society (Classical Studies).
- Ancient History (History).
- Classical Studies & Archaeology.
- History of Science.
- Technology and Medicine (History).
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
- Summary:
- "In this volume, Georgia L. Irby considers how Greco-Roman authorities manipulated water on the practical, technological, and political levels. Water was controlled and harnessed with legal oversight and civic infrastructure (e.g., aqueducts, water-wheels). Waterways were "improved' and made accessible by harbors, canals, and lighthouses. The Mediterranean Sea and Outer Ocean (and numerous rivers) were mastered by means of navigation for the purposes of warfare, exploration, settlement, maritime trade, and the exploitation of marine resources (such as fishing). These waterways were also a robust source of propaganda on coins, public monuments, and poetic encomia as governments vied to establish, maintain, or spread their identities and predominance. This first complete study of the ancient scientific and public engagement with water makes a major contribution to classics, geography, hydrology and the history of science alike. In the ancient Mediterranean Basin, water was a powerful tool of human endeavor, employed for industry, trade, hunting and fishing, and as an element in luxurious aesthetic installations (public and private fountains). The relationship was complex and pervasive, touching on every aspect of human life, from mundane acts of collecting water for the household, to private and public issues of comfort and health (latrines, sewers, baths), to the identity of the state writ large"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Irby, Georgia L. (Georgia Lynette), 1965- Using and conquering the watery world in Greco-Roman antiquity
- ISBN:
- 9781350155855
- 9781350155862
- 9781350155879
- OCLC:
- 1240262530
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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