Roman Disasters

by Jerry Toner

Book Overview

Roman Disasters looks at how the Romans coped with, thought about, and used disasters for their own ends. Rome has been famous throughout history for its great triumphs. Yet Rome also suffered colossal disasters. From the battle of Cannae, where fifty thousand men fell in a single day, to the destruction of Pompeii, to the first appearance of the bubonic plague, the Romans experienced large scale calamities.Earthquakes, fires, floods and famines also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074565102X
• ISBN13: 9780745651026
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"