| In the 1st and 2nd centuries,Rome entered its heyday and became an empire spanning three continents of Asia,Africa and Europe.As the core of the empire,Italy’s resistance to disasters became an important issue affecting the peace and stability of the empire.At this time,the large-scale war has stopped,and Rome has entered the period of "Rome Peace".The development of social economy provides an important guarantee for the anti-disaster activities of the Empire.The study of the anti-disaster activities in Rome will help to enhance the understanding of the social history of the Empire.The purpose of this paper is to explore several anti-disaster activities and their effects in Italy in the early imperial period-the general situation of plague,famine,fire,earthquake and other developments,as well as the impact on Roman society,and try to have a new understanding of these disaster rescue activities.The whole paper consists of three parts: the introduction,the body and the conclusion.The introduction sorted out the research status at home and abroad by sorting out the collected materials.In addition,it also includes research significance,key and difficult points,research methods,etc.This paper describes the research situation of disaster rescue activities in Italy from the 1st to the 2nd century AD,and explains the topic selection and writing of the paper according to the relevant achievements.The second part is the main text,which mainly explains the occurrence of plague,famine,fire,earthquake four disasters and the development and social impact of anti-disaster activities.One,the plague.This paper expounds the epidemic situation of plague in Italy in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD,discusses the natural and social environmental factors that caused frequent plague in Italy in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD,the influence of various factors on the outbreak and spread of plague,the effect of the Roman Empire government and medical system on the epidemic resistance,and the interaction between plague and the Roman Empire society.Two,famine.This paper expounds the general situation of famine in Italy in the 1st to 2nd century AD,analyzes the population and the amount of food supporting in this period,the main factors affecting food security and the measures taken to deal with famine in Italy,and analyzes the results and effects of measures taken to deal with famine in Italy.Three,fire.Fires occur frequently in Italy.As a persistent disaster troubling the Romans,they seriously affect the life and property safety of Italians.This paper analyzes the factors of fire frequency in Italy and discusses the influence of the progress of Roman construction technology,the promulgation of new laws and the establishment of fire brigades on fire prevention and control.Four,the earthquake.This paper expounds the general situation of earthquake in Italy in the 1st and 2nd century AD and the knowledge of Roman people about earthquake,discusses the basic situation of Roman architecture,the development,application,effect and influence of earthquake resistance technology.The third part is the conclusion.In the conclusion,a comprehensive summary of the first-second century Italian disaster prevention.Italy’s disaster prevention measures are essentially to safeguard the interests of the slave-owner class.It is impossible to fundamentally safeguard the interests of the oppressed people.The class nature of disaster prevention cannot be ignored.The disaster prevention and control in Italy,to a certain extent,alleviated the negative impact of disasters and promoted the social development and stability of Italy and the Roman Empire.However,due to the development of The Times and the limitation of social productivity,the Romans could not fully understand the disaster,and could not take effective measures to prevent and relieve the disaster.The disaster did great harm to Italy and did great harm to the empire. |