Seven Hills of Rome A Geological Tour of the Eternal City

Name: Seven Hills of Rome A Geological Tour of the Eternal City
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ISBN: 9780691130385

ISBN-10: 0691130388

ISBN-13: 9780691130385

Edition: 2007

Authors: Grant Heiken, Renato Funiciello, Donatella De Rita, Walter Veltroni

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Arguing that in the rise of ancient Rome to a position of dominance over Latium geology played an important part, the authors detail the many advantages provided by the seven hills, including proximity to a major river & the sea, good building materials, & fresh spring water.

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 5/13/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Grant Heiken is a past president of the International Association of Volcanology. He is the author or co-author of several professional and general-interest books on geology, including "Volcanoes: Crucibles of Change" (Princeton). Renato Funiciello is Professor of Geology at the University of Roma Tre and Vice President of the National Institute for Geophysics. Donatella De Rita is Professor of Field Geology and the Geology of Volcanic Areas at the University of Roma Tre.



Foreword, by Walter Veltroni


Preface



A Tourist's Introduction to the Geology of Rome 1 Timelines



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 Humankind's Debris



The Western Heights--Janiculum, Vatican, and Monte Mario



The Celian (Celio) Hill



Largest of the Seven Hills--The Esquiline (Esquilino)



Upper Class--The Viminal (Viminale) and Quirinal (Quirinale) Hills



Field Trips in and around Rome


The Seven Hills of Rome in Fifteen Stops


Panoramas, Piazzas, and Plateaus


A Field Trip to Rome, the City of Water


Acknowledgments


Further Reading


Index