Rome's Imperial economy twelve essays W.V. Harris

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, William V. (William Vernon)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Rome.

Rome--Social conditions.

Economic history.

Social conditions.

Rome (Empire).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford Oxford University Press 2011

Summary:

Imperial Rome has a name for wealth and luxury, but was the economy of the Roman Empire as a whole a success, by the standards of pre-modern economies? This book includes chapters on this much-argued subject, with additional comments to bring them up to date. A new study of poverty and destitution provides a fresh perspective on the question of the Roman Empire's economic performance, and a substantial introduction ties the collection together

Contents:

Structures. On the applicability of the concept of class in Roman history ; Poverty and destitution in the Roman Empire

Slavery. Towards a study of the Roman slave trade ; Demography, geography, and the sources of Roman slaves

Production. Roman terracotta lamps : the organization of an industry ; Production, distribution, and instrumentum domesticum

Trade. Trade [70-192 AD] ; Trade and the river Po : a problem in the economic history of the Roman Empire ; Roman governments and commerce, 300 BC-AD 300

Money. A revisionist view of Roman money

Overviews. The Roman economy in the Late Republic, 133-31 BC ; Between archaic and modern : some current problems in the economic history of the High Roman Empire

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Print version record

Other Format:

Print version Harris, William V. (William Vernon). Rome's Imperial economy

ISBN:

9780191616495

0191616494

OCLC:

746920566

Publisher Number:

9786613222961

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