Risk in the Roman world / Jerry Toner, Churchill College, Cambridge.
| Author/creator | Toner, J. P. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024. |
| Description | viii, 147 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Key themes in ancient history Key themes in ancient history. ^A303312 |
| Contents | Risk and Uncertainty -- A World Full of Risks -- A Risk Culture -- Risk Management -- Moral Hazards : Constructing Risk. |
| Abstract | "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 to control risk"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Toner, J. P. Risk in the Roman world Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024 9781108592734 |
| LCCN | 2023025906 |
| ISBN | 9781108723213 |
| ISBN | 9781108481748 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1108481744 |
| ISBN | 1108723217 |
| ISBN | (epub) |