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1 online resource (xi, 380 pages) : illustrations, maps
In this book André Tchernia brings together previously published work, updates and revises it in the light of new material, and prefaces it with an entirely new synthesis of views on Roman commerce, emphasizing in particular the people involved. The book is divided into two main parts. The first, the core part of the book, is a general study of the structure of Roman trade: the landowners and traders, traders' fortunes, the market, the role of the state, and how needs were met. It tackles recent debates on Roman trade and the Roman economy, providing original and convincing answers. The second part of the book is a selection of previously published works, which range from discussions of general topics such as notions of crisis and competition, the provisioning of ancient Rome, and trade with the East, to more specialized studies, including the interpretation of the plebiscitum Claudianum and the crisis of ad 33. In sum, the book contains insights into the workings of ancient trade and combines discussion of the material evidence--especially of amphorae and wrecks--with the prosopographical approach derived from historical data contained in inscriptions, papyri, and other written sources.
Part I. The Romans and trade: 1. Landowners and traders -- 2. Traders' fortunes -- 3. The matter of the market -- 4. The role of the state -- 5. Meeting needs -- Part II. Scripta varia -- 6. Dreams of wealth, loans, and seaborne trade -- 7. The sale of wine -- 8. The plebiscitum claudianum -- 9. The crisis of AD 33 -- 10. Staple provisions for Rome : Problems of quantification -- 11. Food supplies for Rome : Coping with geographical constraints -- The Roman countryside and long-distance supplies -- The Tiber -- The seaports -- 12. Claudius' Edict and ships of 10,000 modii -- 13. Dromedary of the Peticii and trade with the East -- 14. Winds and coins : Trade between the Roman Empire and India -- 15. D. Caecilius Hospitalis and M. Iulius Hermesianus (CIL VI. 1625b and 20742 -- 16. Delivery of oil from Baetica to the limes in Germania -- 17. Warehousing and complementary Cargoes on the Alexandria Grain Run -- 18. Wine exporting and the exception of Gaul -- 19. The economic crisis in Imperial Italy and competition from the province.
André Tchernia ; translated by James Grieve (with Elizabeth Minchin).
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.