The Seven Hills of Rome
A Geological Tour of the Eternal City
1st Edition
Published on 24. October 2013
264 pages
978-1-4008-4937-6 (ISBN)
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Course Book
Language
English
Place of publication
Princeton
United States
Publishing group
De Gruyter
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Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
20
72 halftones. 19 line illus. 4 tables. 20 maps., 20 s/w Abbildungen
72 halftones. 19 line illus. 4 tables. 20 maps.
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7,98 MB
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978-1-4008-4937-6 (9781400849376)
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Grant Heiken | Renato Funiciello | Donatella de Rita
The Seven Hills of Rome
A Geological Tour of the Eternal City
Book
05/2007
Princeton University Press
€32.80
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Grant Heiken | Renato Funiciello | Donatella de Rita
The Seven Hills of Rome
A Geological Tour of the Eternal City
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07/2005
Princeton University Press
€47.12
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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.
Content
Foreword, by Walter Veltroni vii
Preface ix
CHAPTER 1: A Tourist's Introduction to the Geology of Rome 1
Timelines 18
CHAPTER 2: Center of the Western World--The Capitoline (Campidoglio) Hill 27
CHAPTER 3: Palaces and Gardens--The Palatine (Palatino) Hill 37
CHAPTER 4: The Aventine (Aventino) Hill 51
CHAPTER 5: The Tiber Floodplain, Commerce, and Tragedy 59
CHAPTER 6: The Tiber's Tributaries in Rome--Clogged with Humankind's Debris 85
CHAPTER 7: The Western Heights--Janiculum, Vatican, and Monte Mario 110
CHAPTER 8: The Celian (Celio) Hill 123
CHAPTER 9: Largest of the Seven Hills--The Esquiline (Esquilino)153
CHAPTER 10: Upper Class--The Viminal (Viminale) and Quirinal (Quirinale) Hills 162
CHAPTER 11: Field Trips in and around Rome 174
The Seven Hills of Rome in Fifteen Stops 174
Panoramas, Piazzas, and Plateaus 195
A Field Trip to Rome, the City of Water 216
Acknowledgments 229
Further Reading 231
Index 237
Preface ix
CHAPTER 1: A Tourist's Introduction to the Geology of Rome 1
Timelines 18
CHAPTER 2: Center of the Western World--The Capitoline (Campidoglio) Hill 27
CHAPTER 3: Palaces and Gardens--The Palatine (Palatino) Hill 37
CHAPTER 4: The Aventine (Aventino) Hill 51
CHAPTER 5: The Tiber Floodplain, Commerce, and Tragedy 59
CHAPTER 6: The Tiber's Tributaries in Rome--Clogged with Humankind's Debris 85
CHAPTER 7: The Western Heights--Janiculum, Vatican, and Monte Mario 110
CHAPTER 8: The Celian (Celio) Hill 123
CHAPTER 9: Largest of the Seven Hills--The Esquiline (Esquilino)153
CHAPTER 10: Upper Class--The Viminal (Viminale) and Quirinal (Quirinale) Hills 162
CHAPTER 11: Field Trips in and around Rome 174
The Seven Hills of Rome in Fifteen Stops 174
Panoramas, Piazzas, and Plateaus 195
A Field Trip to Rome, the City of Water 216
Acknowledgments 229
Further Reading 231
Index 237
