Quantifying the Roman Economy: Methods and Problems - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0199562598 ISBN 13: 9780199562596

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2009

Riassunto

This collection of essays is the first volume in a new series, Oxford Studies on the Roman Economy. Edited by the series editors, it focuses on the economic performance of the Roman empire, analysing the extent to which Roman political domination of the Mediterranean and north-west Europe created the conditions for the integration of agriculture, production, trade, and commerce across the regions of the empire. Using the evidence of both documents and archaeology, the contributors suggest how we can derive a quantified account of economic growth and contraction in the period of the empire's greatest extent and prosperity.

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Recensione:

well-edited and nicely-produced (A. J. Parker, International Journal of Nautical Archaeology)

The character of the volume is both exploratory and searching ... commendable and extremely useful undertaking systematically to compile quantifiable evidence. (Peter Fibiger Bang, Journal of Roman Studies)

this volume does truely offer a reasonably varied, balanced and up-to-date overview of the methods and problems in quantifying the Roman economy, thus effectively contributing to a central debate in Roman studies. Being the first of a series, it certainly places a heavy burden of high expectations on forthcoming volumes. (Alessandro Launaro, University of Cambridge)

L'autore:

Alan Bowman is Camden Professor of Ancient History, University of Oxford. Andrew Wilson is Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire, Universiy of Oxford.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0199562598
• ISBN 13: 9780199562596
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 376
• Redattore: Bowman Alan, Wilson Andrew