The seven hills of Rome : a geological tour of the eternal city / Grant Heiken, Renato Funiciello, a...
The seven hills of Rome : a geological tour of the eternal city / Grant Heiken, Renato Funiciello, a...
The seven hills of Rome : a geological tour of the eternal city / Grant Heiken, Renato Funiciello, and Donatella De Rita.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2005.
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N913.7602/1
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Foreword / Walter Veltroni -- Ch. 1. A tourist's introduction to the geology of Rome -- Ch. 2. Center of the western world - The Capitoline (Campidoglio) Hill -- Ch. 3. Palaces and gardens - The Palatine (Palatino) Hill -- Ch. 4. The Aventine (Aventino) Hill -- Ch. 5. The Tiber floodplain, commerce,...
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2005.
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New Jersey
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c2005.
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"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 fo...
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The seven hills of Rome : a geological tour of the eternal city / Grant Heiken, Renato Funiciello, and Donatella De Rita.
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N913.7602/1
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74VKqE7DO5Qd
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0691069956 (alk. paper)
9780691069951 (alk. paper)
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913.7602
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991020298999702626
