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The Seven Hills of Rome: A Geological Tour
of the Eternal City — Grant Heiken, Renato
Funiciello, and Donatella De Rita
 This fascinating and easy-to-read
guidebook shows how the geography and geology of Rome
allowed it to grow into the great center of civilization
that it became. Using maps to show the composition of
Earth beneath Rome, the Tiber River watershed, and other
geologic features specific to the area, the book
recounts the development of water supplies and the
construction of roads and major buildings starting as
far back as 2,800 years ago. The accomplishments were
all the more remarkable in an area with a history of
volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, and other natural
disasters. This book is for travelers and readers
interested in both history and geology. Included for
ambitious readers are three field trip itineraries with
titles such as "The Seven Hills of Rome in Fifteen
Stops." Princeton University Press, 2005, 288
p., b&w photos and illus., hardcover,
$29.95.
ISBN: 0691069956: Click here to order The
Seven Hills of Rome on Barnes &
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