Risk in the Roman world /

Risk in the Roman world /

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Author / Creator:	Toner, J. P., author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Description:	viii, 147 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Key themes in ancient history Key themes in ancient history.
Subject:	Risk -- Rome. Risk management -- Rome. Civilization Risk Risk management Rome -- Civilization. Rome (Empire)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13396428

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ISBN:	9781108481748 1108481744 9781108723213 1108723217 9781108592734
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"How did the Romans handle risk, from uncertainty about food supply and dangerous travel to survival itself? Modern risk studies view the ancients as dominated by fate, but the reality was different. A range of techniques, from dream interpretation and oracles to logistics and law, all served to control risk"--
Other form:	Online version: Toner, J. P. Risk in the Roman world Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024 9781108592734

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