Marina Formica is Full Professor of Modern History at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, and President of the Italian Society of Studies on the Eighteenth Century (SISSD). Additionally, she is on the Executive Board of the National Institute of Roman Studies and is a member of the Committee for Addresses of the Rome Foundation and the Camillo Caetani Foundation. Recently, she was the scientific organiser of the World Conference, Antiquity and the Shape of the Future in the Age of the Enlightenment.

Donatella Strangio is Full Professor of Economic History at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, where she is affiliated with the Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Land, and Finance. She is an Ordinary Member of the National Institute of Roman Studies; a Member of the Italian Society of Studies on the Eighteenth Century (SISSD); a Delegate of the Rector of Sapienza University of Rome for Brazil and Chile; and a Lecturerof the UNESCO Chair in 'Economic Systems and Human Rights' of the National University of La Plata.

Combines cultural, political, and economic history to examine turning points in the city's history

Explores themes such as diplomacy, international relations, famine, and debt

Based on untapped original sources, such as the State Archive in Rome

Chapter 1: Papal Rome: Between Crisis and Resilience.- Chapter 2: Political Crises .- Chapter 3: Health Crises.- Chapter 4: Environmental Crises.- Chapter 5: Food Crises.- Chapter 6: Financial Crises.- Chapter 7: Identity Crises.