Economies Beyond Agriculture in the Classical World

Economies Beyond Agriculture in the Classical World

Author: David J. Mattingly

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-03-11

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 113461554X

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This book presents a challenge to the long held view that the predominantly agricultural economies of ancient Greece and Rome were underdeveloped. It shows that the exploitation of natural resources, manufacturing and the building trade all made significant contributions to classical economies. It will be an indispensable resource for those interested in the period.


Economies Beyond Agriculture in the Classical World

Economies Beyond Agriculture in the Classical World

Author: David J. Mattingly

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-03-11

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1134615558

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This book presents a challenge to the long held view that the predominantly agricultural economies of ancient Greece and Rome were underdeveloped. It shows that the exploitation of natural resources, manufacturing and the building trade all made significant contributions to classical economies. It will be an indispensable resource for those interested in the period.


The Ancient Economy

The Ancient Economy

Author: Moses I. Finley

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780520024366

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"The Ancient Economy holds pride of place among the handful of genuinely influential works of ancient history. This is Finley at the height of his remarkable powers and in his finest role as historical iconoclast and intellectual provocateur. It should be required reading for every student of pre-modern modes of production, exchange, and consumption."--Josiah Ober, author of Political Dissent in Democratic Athens


Ancient Economies, Modern Methodologies

Ancient Economies, Modern Methodologies

Author: Peter Fibiger Bang

Publisher: Edipuglia srl

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 8872284880

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Ancient Economies, Modern Methodologies is a collection of essays which focuses on the art of questioning; it is about ideas and analytical experiment. Ancient economic history has developed enormously since the publication of M.I. Finley’s The Ancient Economy in 1973. Much new material has been brought to bear on the debate on the character of economic life in the Greek and Roman world. But, at the same time, discussions have been going round in circles. This is because not enough attention has been given to the questions ancient historians ask and the concepts with which they approach the economy. In this collection, an attempt is made to renew the terms of the debate by presenting a wide variety of new analytical approaches to ancient economic history ranging from literary theory, cross-cultural comparison, statistical analysis of archaeological data to neo-institutional economics and model-building.


The Ancient Greek Economy

The Ancient Greek Economy

Author: Edward M. Harris

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 489

ISBN-13: 1107035880

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Markets, Households and City-States in the Ancient Greek Economy brings together sixteen essays by leading scholars of the ancient Greek economy. The essays investigate the role of market-exchange in the economy of the ancient Greek world in the Classical and Hellenistic periods.


Shopping in Ancient Rome

Shopping in Ancient Rome

Author: Claire Holleran

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-04-26

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 019969821X

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This volume provides the first comprehensive account of the retail network in ancient Rome and investigates the diverse means by which goods were sold to consumers in the city. Holleran places Roman retail trade within the wider context of its urban economy and explores the critical relationship between retail and broader environmental factors.


The Ancient City

The Ancient City

Author: Arjan Zuiderhoek

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0521198356

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This book provides a survey of modern debates on Greek and Roman cities, and a sketch of the cities' chief characteristics.


The Power of Individual and Community in Ancient Athens and Beyond

The Power of Individual and Community in Ancient Athens and Beyond

Author: Zosia Archibald

Publisher: Classical Press of Wales

Published: 2018-12-31

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 1910589926

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The pioneering ideas of John Kenyon Davies, one of the most significant Ancient Historians of the past half century, are celebrated in this collection of essays. A distinguished cast of contributors, who include Alain Bresson, Nick Fisher, Edward Harris, John Prag, Robin Osborne, and Sally Humphreys, focus tightly on the nexus of socio-political and economic problems that have preoccupied Davies since the publication of his defining work Athenian Propertied Families in 1971. The scope of Davies' interest has ranged widely in conceptual, and chronological, as well as geographical terms, and the essays here reflect many of his long-term concerns with the writing of Greek history, its methods and materials.


Loving the Poor, Saving the Rich

Loving the Poor, Saving the Rich

Author: Helen Rhee

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2012-11-01

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1441238646

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The issue of wealth and poverty and its relationship to Christian faith is as ancient as the New Testament and reaches even further back to the Hebrew Scriptures. From the beginnings of the Christian movement, the issue of how to deal with riches and care for the poor formed an important aspect of Christian discipleship. This careful study shows how early Christians adopted, appropriated, and transformed the Jewish and Greco-Roman moral teachings and practices of giving and patronage. As Helen Rhee illuminates the early Christian understanding of wealth and poverty, she shows how it impacted the formation of Christian identity. She also demonstrates the ongoing relevance of early Christian thought and practice for the contemporary church.


The World of the Fullo

The World of the Fullo

Author: Miko Flohr

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2013-05-30

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 0191634212

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The World of the 'Fullo' takes a detailed look at the fullers, craftsmen who dealt with high-quality garments, of Roman Italy. Analyzing the social and economic worlds in which the fullers lived and worked, it tells the story of their economic circumstances, the way they organized their workshops, the places where they worked in the city, and their everyday lives on the shop floor and beyond. Through focusing on the lower segments of society, Flohr uses everyday work as the major organizing principle of the narrative: the volume discusses the decisions taken by those responsible for the organization of work, and how these decisions subsequently had an impact on the social lives of people carrying out the work. It emphasizes how socio-economic differences between cities resulted in fundamentally different working lives for many of their people, and that not only were economic activities shaped by Roman society, they in turn played a key role in shaping it. Using an in-depth and qualitative analysis of material remains related to economic activities, with a combined study of epigraphic and literary records, this volume portrays an insightful view of the socio-economic history of urban communities in the Roman world.