Using and conquering the watery world in Greco-Roman antiquity /
"In this volume, Georgia L. Irby considers how Greco-Roman authorities manipulated water on the practical, technological, and political levels. Water was controlled and harnessed with legal oversight and civic infrastructure (e.g., aqueducts, water-wheels). Waterways were "improved' a...
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| Language: | English |
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London, UK ; New York, NY, USA :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2021
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| Series: | Classical Studies & Archaeology 2021
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