The Floods of the Tiber: With Additional Documents on the Tiber Flood of 1530 (Medieval & Renaissance Texts)

The Tiber River: A Source of Life and Threat to Rome's Existence Experience the power and beauty of the Tiber River, the lifeblood of Rome.

This comprehensive guide provides an eyewitness account of the devastating floods of 1530 and how humanist methods and scholarship helped cope with personal and community crisis.

Learn about the river's importance in providing water supply, powering grain mills, and supporting Rome's food supply.

Discover the traumatic events that led to the flood and how it affected the city's population. This book offers a unique blend of history, ecology, and humanism, providing valuable insights into how to mobilize written and material sources, exercise reading and historical interpretation skills, and reimagine the future.

As we face increasing environmental challenges today, this work provides both method and hope.

Don't miss out on this captivating account of Rome's most significant natural disaster and the resilience of its people.

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