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Land Transport in Roman Egypt a Study of Economics and Administration in a Roman Province
Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Available online
Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adams, Colin
- Series:
- Oxford classical monographs
- Oxford Classical Monographs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Transportation--Egypt--History.
- Transportation.
- Egypt--Economic conditions.
- Egypt.
- Economic history.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford Oxford University Press, UK 2007
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first systematic treatment of the role of land transport within the economic life of Roman Egypt, an everyday economic activity at the centre of the economy not only of Egypt but the Roman world. - ;The papyri of Egypt offer a rich and complex picture of this important Roman province and provide an unparalleled insight into how a Roman province actually worked. They also afford a valuable window into ancient economic behaviour and everyday life. This study is the first systematic treatment of the role of land transport within the economic life of Roman Egypt, an everyday economic activity
- Contents:
- Preface; Notes for the Reader; Maps; PART I. SETTING THE SCENE; PART II. TRANSPORT RESOURCES; PART III. THE ORGANIZATION OF TRANSPORT; PART IV. CASE STUDIES; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index Locorum; Index
- Notes:
- Print version record
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-314) and index
- ISBN:
- 9780191525377
- 0191525375
- 1281148709
- 9781281148704
- 9786611148706
- 6611148701
- OCLC:
- 476242624
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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