Quantifying the Roman Economy: Methods and Problems

Author/Contributor(s):	Bowman, Alan ; Wilson, Andrew
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Date:	07/24/2013
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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.