God and Natural Disasters by Sollereder, B

The Mediterranean environment in ancient history : perspectives and prospects by Wilson, A, Wilson, A

“…It also focuses on historical research on the ancient environment-but we should recall that several important facets of the environment, including the marine environment, pollution, and natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions (on which more below) are absent from such treatments. …”

Totengedenken und Wohltat. Ignaz Lachners Prolog zur Vorstellung zu Gunsten der Hinterbliebenen des weiland Kapellmeisters Albert Lortzing by Leitmeir, C

“…As events of this kind were normally held outside the subscription series and the musicians waived their fees, the gross income of ticket sales went directly to the beneficiaries, which may have been artefacts (such as the erection of a Beethoven monument in Bonn, to which Schumann contributed his Fantasie, op. 17) or human victims of natural disasters and hardships. Frequently the function of a charity concert was marked with a musical work explicitly written for the occasion. …”