"This is the only book I'm aware of that fully integrates the
culture and history of a city into its geographical and geological
setting. Written by three experts in volcanology and in the
geology, culture, and history of Rome, the book has much to offer
both the general public and professional city planners. The field
trips featured provide guidelines that can be effectively applied
to other urban settings, and the book provides good sources for
further reading and research."--Ian MacGregor, retired Director,
Earth Science Division of the National Science Foundation
"It is most fitting that this book, the first of its kind,
should be published on Rome, the most fascinating, ancient--but
currently thriving--city in the world. "The Seven Hills of Rom"e
covers more history and geology than any other travel book I have
read, and it draws readers in by helping them understand how the
benefits of geographical structure play out in everyday life; for
example, the authors demonstrate that the golden wines from the
Alban Hills are the result of vineyards located on the tuff
plateaus or in crater bottoms. Throughout the book, the reader
feels part of a very personal journey through the
countryside."--Jill Andrews, California Institute of Technology
"The greatest virtue of "The Seven Hills of Rome" is that it
ties the city's human history to its natural history. Now
nonspecialists can fully appreciate the extent to which Rome's
destiny, its character, even its very appearance, were founded on
its unique geological circumstances."--Rabun Taylor, Harvard
University
"Part guidebook, part scholarly resource, all fascinating story,
The "Seven Hills of Rome" weaves together the complex geologyand
history of Rome's unique locale. The book is throughout a
revelation--one that not only illuminates the study of the city's
past, but nurtures an appreciation of its present and a concern for
its future."--Susan E. Alcock, University of Michigan
"This book is not a typical geological guidebook: it tackles a
geology that is largely hidden in an area that has been urban for
almost three millennia. As such it is great fun--a treasure hunt in
which the reader is invited to piece together the evolution of Rome
as part of the Adrian microplate as well as of Rome the city. From
temples and quarries to floods, earthquakes and eruptions, all is
here. Well researched and never dull, this book offers a brand new
insight into an ancient city."--Ruth Siddall, University College,
London
"The authors use their expertise to explain how the landscape
and natural resources of the region around Rome made it an inviting
place for human habitation, and served as inspirations for Romans'
achievements in civil engineering, architecture, and construction.
The walking tours featured in the book constitute an insider's
travel guide, and the chapters on the seven hills are highly
evocative and will please the armchair traveler."--Gail Mahood,
Stanford University
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