Rome's Imperial economy : twelve essays /
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 p...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 370 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191616495 0191616494 |