Dr. Pamela Long discusses her recent book, Engineering the Eternal City: Infrastructure, Topography, and the Culture of Knowledge in Late Sixteenth Century Rome, which describes how Renaissance Rome was transformed by intense activity involving building construction and engineering projects of all kinds: sewers, bridge repair, flood prevention, and aqueduct construction.
Reynolda Manor Branch Library
Sept. 9, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
No registration required and free of charge. Call 336-703-2960 for more information