Shopping in ancient Rome : the retail trade in the late Republic and the Principate / Claire Holleran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holleran, Claire, 1979-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Retail trade--Rome.

Retail trade.

Shopping--Rome.

Shopping.

Rome--Economic conditions--30 B.C.-476 A.D.

Rome.

Rome--Economic conditions--510-30 B.C.

Rome--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A comprehensive account of the retail network in ancient Rome investigating the diverse means by which goods were sold to consumers in the city. Holleran places the Roman retail trade within the wider context of its urban economy and explores the critical relationship between retail and broader environmental factors.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Maps and Figures""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Retail Trade and the Economy""; ""2. Retailers and the Wholesale Trade""; ""3. The Form and Function of Tabernae""; ""4. Markets and Fairs""; ""5. Street Traders, Hawkers, and Pedlars""; ""6. Elite Consumption""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-68573-5

9786613662675

0-19-162641-4

OCLC:

922970875