Risk in the Roman world /

"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 t...

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Main Author:	Toner, J. P. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Series:	Key themes in ancient history.
Subjects:	Risk > Rome. Risk management > Rome. Risque > Rome. Gestion du risque > Rome. Civilization Risk Risk management Rome > Civilization. Rome > Civilisation. Rome (Empire)