{"product_id":"using-and-conquering-the-watery-world-in-greco-roman-antiquity-paperback","title":"Using and Conquering the Watery World in Greco-Roman Antiquity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorgia L. Irby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume 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). Waterways were 'improved' and made accessible by harbors, canals, and lighthouses. The Mediterranean Sea and Outer Ocean (and numerous rivers) were mastered by navigation for warfare, exploration, settlement, maritime trade, and the exploitation of marine resources (such as fishing). These waterways were also a robust source of propaganda on coins, public monuments, and poetic encomia as governments vied to establish, maintain, or spread their identities and predominance. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This first complete study of the ancient scientific and public engagement with water makes a major contribution to classics, geography, hydrology and the history of science alike. In the ancient Mediterranean Basin, water was a powerful tool of human endeavor, employed for industry, trade, hunting and fishing, and as an element in luxurious aesthetic installations (public and private fountains). The relationship was complex and pervasive, touching on every aspect of human life, from mundane acts of collecting water for the household, to private and public issues of comfort and health (latrines, sewers, baths), to the identity of the state writ large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorgia L. Irby\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classical Studies at William and Mary, USA. Her many books include \u003ci\u003eMilitary Religion in Roman Britain\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eGreek Science of the Hellenistic Era: A Sourcebook\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Paul Keyser, 2002), \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists: The Greek Tradition and its Many Heirs\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Paul Keyser, 2008), \u003ci\u003eA New Latin Primer\u003c\/i\u003e (with Mary C. English, 2015) and \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Science, Technology and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome\u003c\/i\u003e (2 volumes, 2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47745919647992,"sku":"9781350250789","price":74.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/SzJrNUdraDg0NXBnVHpjbzR1c3pZQT09.webp?v=1767599748","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/using-and-conquering-the-watery-world-in-greco-roman-antiquity-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}