Risk in the Roman World by Toner, Jerry
Risk in the Roman World by Toner, Jerry

Risk in the Roman World

Modern risk studies have viewed the inhabitants of the ancient world as being both dominated by fate...
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SKU: 9781108723213
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Author: Jerry Toner
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Risk in the Roman World by Toner, Jerry

Risk in the Roman World

$77.63
Risk in the Roman World by Toner, Jerry

Risk in the Roman World

$77.63
Author: Jerry Toner
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Modern risk studies have viewed the inhabitants of the ancient world as being both dominated by fate and exposed to fewer risks, but this very readable and groundbreaking new book challenges these views. It shows that the Romans inhabited a world full of danger and also that they not only understood uncertainty but employed a variety of ways to help to affect future outcomes. The first section focuses on the range of cultural attitudes and traditional practices that served to help control risk, particularly among the non-elite population. The book also examines the increasingly sophisticated areas of expertise, such as the law, logistics and maritime loans, which served to limit uncertainty in a systematic manner. Religious expertise in the form of dream interpretation and oracles also developed new ways of dealing with the future and the implicit biases of these sources can reveal much about ancient attitudes to risk.

Author: Jerry Toner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/30/2023
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d
ISBN: 9781108723213
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