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Hydrology: Ocean, Rivers, and Other Waterways
A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome
(2016)
Abstract
This chapter examines Greek and Roman theories on bodies of water, including the nature of the ocean and the origins of rivers and seas. Water shaped Mediterranean economy, travel, warfare, and it defined Mediterranean culture, religion, mythology, and literature. Ancient thinkers were deeply curious about tidal activity, salinity, and the summer Nile flood. Many important thinkers including Homer, Aristotle, Poseidonius, Vitruvius, and Pliny the Elder contributed to a centuries-long dialogue on hydrological theory.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2016
Editor
Georgia L. Irby
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN
9781118372678
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118373057.ch11
Citation Information
Georgia L. Irby. "Hydrology: Ocean, Rivers, and Other Waterways" Chichester, West Sussex, UK; Malden, MA, USAA Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome (2016) p. 179 - 196 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/georgia-irby/3/