Editorial: Texas A&M University Press
Colección: Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series
Número de páginas: 248 págs.
Fecha de edición: 27-03-2023
EAN: 9781648431142
ISBN: 978-1-64843-114-2
Precio (sin IVA): 86,92 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 90,40 €
The saga of Caligula’s barges sunk in Lake Nemi south of Rome—how the huge vessels came to be there in the first place; why they became a cause célèbre for Mussolini’s
Fascist regime; how they were, after multiple attempts, recovered from the lake bed; and why they were shortly thereafter destroyed—is, in the words of author John McManamon, a good story that is worth telling. Related topics include Roman mythology and state religion, the erratic reign of the infamous Caligula, underwater archaeology as practiced during the Renaissance, the ideological exploitation of archaeology by Il Duce and his fascist followers, and a historical whodunit to ascertain the choices that led to the arson of the ship remains.