Tiber: Eternal River of Rome

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Brandeis University Press, 2019 - History - 298 pages
In this rich history of Italy’s Tiber River, Bruce Ware Allen charts the main currents, mythic headwaters, and hidden tributaries of one of the world’s most renowned waterways. He considers life along the river, from its twin springs high in the Apennines all the way to its mouth at Ostia, and describes the people who lived along its banks and how they made the Tiber work for them. The Tiber has served as the realm of protomythic creatures and gods, a battleground for armies and navies, a livelihood for boatmen and fishermen, the subject matter of poets and painters, and the final resting place for criminals and martyrs. Tiber: Eternal River of Rome is a highly readable history and a go-to resource for information about Italy’s most storied river.
 

Contents

1 Gods Kings and Men
1
Interlude TributaryCremera
37
2 River of Empire
39
Interlude TributaryAnio
75
3 Christian Tiber
77
Interlude TributaryNera
114
4 Darkness and Light
117
Interlude TributaryClitumnus
152
5 Renaissance
157
Interlude TributaryChiana
200
6 Modern Times
203
Epilogue Tevere incatenato
245
Acknowledgments
253
Notes
255
Select Bibliography
289
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Illustrations
156

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About the author (2019)

BRUCE WARE ALLEN is the author of The Great Siege of Malta, published by ForeEdge. He lives in Madison, Connecticut.

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