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The seven hills of Rome : a geological tour of the eternal city / Grant Heiken, Renato Funiciello, and Donatella De Rita.
Author
Heiken, Grant
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2005.
Description
xiii, 245 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Subject(s)
Geology
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Italy
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Rome
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Guidebooks
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Rome (Italy)
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Funiciello, R.
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De Rita, Donatella
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Guidebooks
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travel guidebooks
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Summary note
"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."--Jacket.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-236) and index.
Contents
A Tourist's introduction to the geology of Rome
Center of the western world
The Capitoline (Campidoglio) Hill
Palaces and gardens
The Palatine (Palatino) Hill
The Aventine (Aventino) Hill
The Tiber floodplain, commerce, and tragedy
The Tiber's tributaries in Rome
Clogged with man's debris
The western heights
Janiculum, Vatican, and Monte Mario
The Celian (Celio) Hill
The Esquiline (Esquilino)
Largest of the seven hills
Upper class
The Viminal (Viminale) and Quirinal (Quirinale) Hills
Field excursions
The seven hills of Rome in fifteen stops
Field trip across Rome from Trinit
dei Monti to Albano Lake and the Cross of Tuscolo (in the Alban Hills)
A field trip to Rome, the city of water.
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ISBN
0691069956 ((alk. paper))
9780691069951 ((alk. paper))
LCCN
2004016569
OCLC
56014609
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