Roman Artisans and the Urban EconomyCambridge University Press, 19 lug 2016 This book offers the first comprehensive study of economic conditions and economic life in Roman cities during the late Republic and early Empire. By employing a sophisticated methodology based upon comparative evidence and contemporary economic theory, the author develops interlocking arguments about the relationship between four key attributes of urban economic life in Roman antiquity: the nature and magnitude of consumer demand; the structure of urban labour markets; the strategies devised by urban artisans in their efforts to navigate their social and economic environments; and the factors that served to limit both the overall performance of the Roman economy, and its potential for intensive growth. While the author's methodology and conclusions will be of particular interest to specialists in economic history, other readers will profit from his discussion of topics such as slavery and manumission, the economic significance of professional associations, and the impact of gender on economic behaviour. |
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... Rome – Economic conditions. | Cities and towns – Rome – History. | City and town life – Rome – History. | Artisans – Rome – History. | Consumption (Economics) – Rome – History. | Labor market – Rome – History. | Slaves – Emancipation – Rome ...
... Rome – Economic conditions. | Cities and towns – Rome – History. | City and town life – Rome – History. | Artisans – Rome – History. | Consumption (Economics) – Rome – History. | Labor market – Rome – History. | Slaves – Emancipation – Rome ...
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... Rome, near the intersection of the Via Labicana and the Via Praenestina (Figure I.1). Built from travertine and over thirty feet high, it bore an innovative decorative scheme evoking the world of work and business. The three surviving ...
... Rome, near the intersection of the Via Labicana and the Via Praenestina (Figure I.1). Built from travertine and over thirty feet high, it bore an innovative decorative scheme evoking the world of work and business. The three surviving ...
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... Rome, see Bradley 1994: 57–80, Osborne 1995, and Scheidel 2008. 16 See especially Mouritsen 2011: 206–47. 17 Joshel 1977, esp. 205 and 619–20. 18 Garnsey 1988: 41–63 and Gallant 1991: 153–68 remain fundamental. Argument 7.
... Rome, see Bradley 1994: 57–80, Osborne 1995, and Scheidel 2008. 16 See especially Mouritsen 2011: 206–47. 17 Joshel 1977, esp. 205 and 619–20. 18 Garnsey 1988: 41–63 and Gallant 1991: 153–68 remain fundamental. Argument 7.
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... Rome's political integration of the Mediterranean world, which accelerated the diffusion of Hellenistic innovations from east to west and prompted a period of intensified urbanization in the western provinces. Because this model ...
... Rome's political integration of the Mediterranean world, which accelerated the diffusion of Hellenistic innovations from east to west and prompted a period of intensified urbanization in the western provinces. Because this model ...
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... Rome during the late Republic and early Empire. In part, this decision is dictated by the importance of Rome in this period to the ongoing debates about market integration and growth in the ancient economy. At the same time, it is also ...
... Rome during the late Republic and early Empire. In part, this decision is dictated by the importance of Rome in this period to the ongoing debates about market integration and growth in the ancient economy. At the same time, it is also ...
Sommario
Specialization associations and the organization | 66 |
Manumission and the urban labor market | 130 |
The artisan household and the Roman economy | 192 |
Epilogue | 268 |
Index | 299 |
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