Raja, Rubina
(ed.)
Wilson, Andrew (arqueólogo)
(ed.)
Editorial: Brepols Publishers
Número de páginas: 322 págs. 28.0 x 21.6 cm
Fecha de edición: 01-08-2026
EAN: 9782503623641
ISBN: 978-2-503-62364-1
Precio (sin IVA): 154,00 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 160,16 €
Catastrophes in Context: Disaster and Response in the Roman and Early Byzantine World explores how people in the ancient world lived through, reacted to, and recovered after major crises. From earthquakes and eruptions to shortages, plagues, and sudden environmental shifts, the book shows disasters not as stand-alone events but as moments that changed communities in lasting ways. Drawing on a wide mix of evidence such as archaeological remains, texts, landscapes, and scientific data, it brings together engaging case studies that highlight real human experiences of fear, loss, recovery, and resilience. The contributors offer new ways to understand how ancient societies coped with catastrophic events, what resources they relied on, and how they adapted to new realities. Comprehensive, engaging, and wide-ranging, this volume presents the ancient world through the lens of challenge and response, showing how crises shaped everyday life and long-term history.
