Tokens and social life in Roman imperial Italy /

"This is a unique and accessible introduction to an underutilised source, Roman tokens, with a focus on those found in Imperial Italy. It explains how tokens can illuminate all kinds of issues such as identity, entertainment, euergetism, imperial ideology, festivals, material culture and everyd...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rowan, Clare, 1982- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Cambridge University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Subjects:	Tokens > Rome > History. Rome > Social life and customs. Rome > History > Julio-Claudians, 30 B.C.-68 A.D. Italy > History > To 476. Jetons > Rome > Histoire. Rome > Histoire > 30 av. J.-C.-68 (Julio-Claudiens) Italie > Histoire > Jusqu'à 476. Manners and customs Tokens Italy Rome (Empire) To 476 Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

Tokens and the imperial family
Creating identities in Rome, Ostia and Italy
Cult, Euergetism and the imagery of festivals
Tokens, finds, and small-scale economies
Conclusion : tokens and the history of Roman imperial Italy.