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Roman Economy

Public Land in the Roman Republic: A Social and Economic History of Ager Publicus in Italy, 396-89 BC
by Saskia T. Roselaar
As the Romans conquered Italy during the fourth to first centuries BC, they usually took land away from their defeated enemies and declared this to be the property of the Roman state. This land could be distributed to Roman citizens, but it could also remain in the hands of the state, in which case it was available for general public use. However, in the third and second centuries BC growth in the population of Italy led to an increased demand ...
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Slavery in the Roman World
by Sandra R. Joshel
Sandra Joshel provides a comprehensive overview of Roman slavery. Using a variety of sources, including literature, law, and material culture, she examines the legal condition of Roman slaves, traces the stages of the sale of slaves, analyses the relations between slaves and slaveholders, and details the social and family lives of slaves. She also looks at the sorts of work in which slaves were employed, and at the material conditions of their ...
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Die Wirtschaft des Imperium Romanum
by Hans Kloft
Informative study of the Roman imperial economy, illustrated with table, plates and figures. German text. 124p, b/w and col pls, illus, tabs (PVZ 2006)
Hardback. Price GB £35.00

Romanization in the Time of Augustus
by Ramsay MacMullen
A detailed examination of the reasons why Roman ideas and Roman things were so readily adopted throughout the ancient world during Augustus' lifetime (63 BC - AD 14). Arranged geographically, the chapters explore the spread of Roman civilisation across the East, Africa, Spain and Gaul and show how each population realised that life would be better and easier if it became Romanised. The last chapter examines Roman methods of replication, including ...
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Cities, Peasants and Food in Classical Antiquity
by Peter Garnsey, edited by Walter Scheidel
Here are 16 essays by Peter Garnsey on Roman cities, their relationship with the rural economy and, above all, the mechanisms by which they were supplied with food. From the role of the broad bean in Roman nutrition, to the builders' associations of ancient Sardis, this is a wide-ranging collection of previously-published work. Each essay is followed by a summary of today's `state-of-play' and an updated bibliography.336p (Cambridge UP 1998, ...
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Metropolis and Hinterland
By Neville Morley
How was Rome's huge population supported? Was the great city a parasite on the surrounding areas? These are some of the questions Morley asks in his study of the role of Rome in the Italian economy between 200 BC and 200 AD. He concludes that the city was not a drain on resources but the driving force of the country although Rome's growth was finally constrained by economic factors. 213p (Cambridge UP 1996)
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Julio-Claudian Building Programs: A Quantitative Study in Political Management
by M.K. and R.L. Thornton
A re-evaluation of the large scale public works of the Julio-Claudian era, which analyses manpower costs, and aims to show a considerable degree of planning, with projects prioritized according to their necessity in terms of food supply to the capital, and the available manpower allocated accordingly. 156p b/w (Bolchazy-Carducci 1989)
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Maritime Technology in the Ancient Economy: Ship-design and Navigation
edited by W.V. Harris and K. Iara
These papers contribute to the inevstigation of a complex question: "whether advances in either ship construction or navigation are likely to have lowered the costs of maritime trade at any time during the longe duree of the Graeco-Roman ...
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Imperial Mines and Quarries in the Roman World: Organizational Aspects, 27 BC - AD 235
by Alfred Michael Hirt
The control over marble and metal resources was of major importance to the Roman Empire. The emperor's freedmen and slaves, officers and soldiers of the Roman army, equestrian officials, as well as convicts and free labour were seconded to mines and ...
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North Sea and Channel Connectivity during the Late Iron Age and Roman period (175/150BC - AD409)
by Francis M. Morris
This book utilises archaeological evidence to establish that during the Late Iron Age and Roman periods there were three maritime exchange systems operating in the waters of the North Sea and Channel: the Atlantic system, encompassing the Western Channel ...
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