Land and Resources of Ancient Rome

Land and Resources of Ancient Rome

Author: Daniel C. Gedacht

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2003-12-15

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9780823967759

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This book describes ancient Rome's fertile land of Italy, the Mediterranean Sea's trade routes, the varied climates, the limestone for building materials, and the natural resources of conquered territories.


Land and Resources of Ancient Rome

Land and Resources of Ancient Rome

Author: Daniel C. Gedacht

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2003-12-15

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9780823967759

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This book describes ancient Rome's fertile land of Italy, the Mediterranean Sea's trade routes, the varied climates, the limestone for building materials, and the natural resources of conquered territories.


Ownership and Exploitation of Land and Natural Resources in the Roman World

Ownership and Exploitation of Land and Natural Resources in the Roman World

Author: Paul Erdkamp

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 0198728921

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Explanation of the success and failure of the Roman economy is one of the most important problems in economic history. As an economic system capable of sustaining high production and consumption levels, it was unparalleled until the early modern period. This volume focuses on how the institutional structure of the Roman Empire affected economic performance both positively and negatively. An international range of contributors offers a variety of approaches that together enhance our understanding of how different ownership rights and various modes of organization and exploitation facilitated or prevented the use of land and natural resources in the production process. Relying on a large array of resources - literary, legal, epigraphic, papyrological, numismatic, and archaeological - chapters address key questions regarding the foundations of the Roman Empire's economic system. Questions of growth, concentration and legal status of property (private, public, or imperial), the role of the state, content and limitations of rights of ownership, water rights and management, exploitation of indigenous populations, and many more receive new and original analyses that make this book a significant step forward to understanding what made the economic achievements of the Roman empire possible.


World History

World History

Author: Eugene Berger

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Annotation World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500. Authored by six USG faculty members with advance degrees in History, this textbook offers up-to-date original scholarship. It covers such cultures, states, and societies as Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Israel, Dynastic Egypt, India's Classical Age, the Dynasties of China, Archaic Greece, the Roman Empire, Islam, Medieval Africa, the Americas, and the Khanates of Central Asia. It includes 350 high-quality images and maps, chronologies, and learning questions to help guide student learning. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding their educational experience beyond the textbook. It provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks, making World History an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement.


Land, City, and Trade in the Roman Empire

Land, City, and Trade in the Roman Empire

Author: C. R. Whittaker

Publisher: Variorum Publishing

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13:

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The studies in this volume concern the society and economy of the Roman Empire up to the 4th century AD. Having begun with the populace of Rome itself and the way in which the poor were controlled by the rich, the author's perspective has widened to include the cities and lands of Italy and then the provinces of the Empire. The subjects studied are the organizations of labour, the relationship between town and country and the importance of trade.


Law and the Rural Economy in the Roman Empire

Law and the Rural Economy in the Roman Empire

Author: Dennis P. Kehoe

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2007-02-07

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780472115822

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A bold application of economic theory to help provide an understanding of the role that law played in the development of the Roman economy


Public Land in the Roman Republic

Public Land in the Roman Republic

Author: Saskia T. Roselaar

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2010-07-22

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 0191591483

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In the first volume in this new series on Roman society and law, Saskia T. Roselaar traces the social and economic history of the ager publicus, or public land. As the Romans conquered Italy during the fourth to first centuries BC, they usually took land away from their defeated enemies and declared this to be the property of the Roman state. This land could be distributed to Roman citizens, but it could also remain in the hands of the state, in which case it was available for general public use. However, in the third and second centuries BC growth in the population of Italy led to an increased demand for land among both commercial producers and small farmers. This in turn led to the gradual privatization of the state-owned land, as those who held it wanted to safeguard their rights to it. Roselaar traces the currents in Roman economy and demography which led to these developments.


The Twelve Tables

The Twelve Tables

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-05

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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This book presents the legislation that formed the basis of Roman law - The Laws of the Twelve Tables. These laws, formally promulgated in 449 BC, consolidated earlier traditions and established enduring rights and duties of Roman citizens. The Tables were created in response to agitation by the plebeian class, who had previously been excluded from the higher benefits of the Republic. Despite previously being unwritten and exclusively interpreted by upper-class priests, the Tables became highly regarded and formed the basis of Roman law for a thousand years. This comprehensive sequence of definitions of private rights and procedures, although highly specific and diverse, provided a foundation for the enduring legal system of the Roman Empire.


Geography Matters in Ancient Rome

Geography Matters in Ancient Rome

Author: Melanie Waldron

Publisher: Raintree

Published: 2015-06-04

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1406291323

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Why did Roman towns have bathhouses? Why was Rome at great risk from fires? What happened to the town of Pompeii in AD 79? Geography Matters in Ancient Rome looks at how the Roman Empire changed through time and gives fascinating insights into many different aspects of Roman life through its geography. Read about how the Romans invented new farming methods such as a harvesting machine called a vallus, how some women in the Roman Empire had more freedom than in other civilizations, even running their husbands' businesses for them when they were away, and how the Empire was strengthened by the fact that the different climates, soils and terrain produced a huge range of goods and resources.