Patterns in the Economy of Roman Asia Minor (Hardcover). Cet article n’est pas disponible.Patterns in the Economy of Roman Asia Minor (Hardcover)

Hardcover. Asia Minor under Rome was one of the wealthiest and most developed parts of the Empire, but there have been few modern studies of its economics. The twelve papers in this book, by an international team of scholars, work from literary texts, inscriptions, coinage and archaeology. They study the direct impact of Roman rule; the organisation of large agricultural estates; changing patterns of olive production; threats to rural prosperity from pests and the animal world; inter-regional trade in the Black Sea; the significance of civic market buildings; the economic role of temples and sanctuaries; the contribution of private benefactors to civic finances; monetization in the third century AD, and the effect of transitory populations on local economic activity. Asia Minor under Rome was one of the wealthiest and developed parts of the Empire, but there have been few modern studies of its economics. This book includes twelve papers that study the direct impact of Roman rule; the organisation of large agricultural estates; changing patterns of olive production; and, inter-regional trade in the Black Sea. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…