The Roman empire : economy, society and culture / Peter Garnsey [and six others] ; and with the collaboration of Marguerite Hirt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garnsey, Peter, author.

Contributor:

Hirt Raj, Marguerite, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic policy.

Rome--Economic policy.

Rome.

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Rome (Empire).

History.

Rome--Politics and government--30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 pages): illustrations, maps

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

During the Principate (roughly 27 BCE to 235 CE), when the empire reached its maximum extent, Roman society and culture were radically transformed. But how was the vast territory of the empire controlled? Did the demands of central government stimulate economic growth or endanger survival? What forces of cohesion operated to balance the social and economic inequalities and high mortality rates? How did the official religion react in the face of the diffusion of alien cults and the emergence of Christianity? These are some of the many questions posed here, in the new, expanded edition of Garnsey and Saller's pathbreaking account of the economy, society, and culture of the Roman Empire. This second edition includes a new introduction that explores the consequences for government and the governing classes of the replacement of the Republic by the rule of emperors. Addenda to the original chapters offer up-to-date discussions of issues and point to new evidence and approaches that have enlivened the study of Roman history in recent decades. A completely new chapter assesses how far Rome's subjects resisted her hegemony. The bibliography has also been thoroughly updated, and a new color plate section has been added. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1

1 Introducing the Principate 3

2 A Mediterranean empire 19

Addendum 32

3 Government without bureaucracy 35

Addendum 52

4 Enemies of Rome / M. Goodman Goodman, M. 55

Addendum / M. Goodman Goodman, M. 67

Part 2

5 An underdeveloped economy 71

Addendum 88

6 The land 91

Addendum 107

7 Supplying the Roman empire 109

Addendum 127

Part 3

8 The social hierarchy 131

Addendum 147

9 Family and household 151

Addendum 170

10 Social relations 173

Addendum 183

Part 4

11 Religion 187

Addendum / R.L. Gordon Gordon, R.L. 199

12 Culture 207

Addendum / J. Eisner Eisner, J., G. Woolf Woolf, G. 222.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Roman empire : economy, society and culture.

ISBN:

9780520961302

OCLC:

893735957

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.