{"product_id":"roman-disasters-jerry-toner-9780745651026","title":"Roman Disasters","description":"\u003ci\u003eRoman Disasters\u003c\/i\u003e 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 regularly afflicted them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis insightful book is the first to treat such disasters as a conceptual unity. It shows that vulnerability to disasters was affected by politics, social status, ideology and economics. Above all, it illustrates how the resilience of their political and cultural system allowed the Romans to survive the impact of these life-threatening events. The book also explores the important role disaster narratives played in Christian thought and rhetoric.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngaging and accessible, \u003ci\u003eRoman Disasters\u003c\/i\u003e will be enjoyed by students and general readers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerry Toner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 074565102X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745651026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/06\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2013","brand":"Jerry Toner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47473906024703,"sku":"9780745651026","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8fd3f74d-275f-46ea-a671-117f8460c818.jpg?v=1762313682","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/roman-disasters-jerry-toner-9780745651026","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}