Traffic and congestion in the Roman Empire / Cornelis van Tilburg.
| Author/creator | Tilburg, C. R. van |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, 2007. |
| Description | xxi, 237 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. Roads -- 2. Road-users -- 3. Traffic congestion -- 4. Traffic policy. |
| Review | "In this book, Cornelis van Tilburg examines the construction of Roman roads in detail and studies the myriad road-users of the Roman Empire: civilians, wagons and animals, the cursus publicus, commercial use and the army. In examining the roads, much is revealed of town planning in ancient cities: the narrow paths of older cities, and the wider, chessboard-patterned streets designed to sustain heavy traffic. He discusses toll points and city gates as measures taken to hamper traffic, and concludes with a discussion as to why the local governments' attempts to regulate the traffic flow missed their targets of improving the infrastructure. Traffic was, contrary to modern traffic, a closing entry."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-224) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006016509 |
| ISBN | 0415409993 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780415409995 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0203968034 (ebk) |
| ISBN | 9780203968031 (ebk) |
| ISBN | 9780415512619 |
| ISBN | 0415512611 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |