The Monetary Systems of the Greeks and Romans
The Monetary Systems of the Greeks and Romans

Author: W. V. Harris

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2010-04-29

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 019161517X

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Most people have some idea what Greeks and Romans coins looked like, but few know how complex Greek and Roman monetary systems eventually became. The contributors to this volume are numismatists, ancient historians, and economists intent on investigating how these systems worked and how they both did and did not resemble a modern monetary system. Why did people first start using coins? How did Greeks and Romans make payments, large or small? What does money mean in Greek tragedy? Was the Roman Empire an integrated economic system? This volume can serve as an introduction to such questions, but it also offers the specialist the results of original research.

Dining at the End of Antiquity
Dining at the End of Antiquity

Author: Nicholas Hudson

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2024-11-19

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 0520391462

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The history of dining is a story that cannot be told without archaeology. Surviving texts describe the opulent banquets of Rome’s wealthy elite but give little attention to the simpler, more intimate social gatherings of domestic invitation dinners. The lower classes, in particular, are largely ignored by literary sources. We can, however, find the voices of the underprivileged by turning to the material detritus of ancient cultures that reflects their social history. Dining at the End of Antiquity brings together the material culture and literary traditions of Romans at the table to reimagine dining culture as an integral part of Roman social order. Through a careful analysis of the tools and equipment of dining, Nicholas Hudson uncovers significant changes to the way different classes came together to share food and wine between the fourth and sixth centuries. Reconstructing the practices of Roman dining culture, Hudson explores the depths of new social distances between the powerful and the dependent at the end of antiquity.

L' Argenterie Et Bijoux D'or Du Trésor de Boscoreale
L' Argenterie Et Bijoux D'or Du Trésor de Boscoreale

Author: Antoine-Marie Héron De Villefosse

Publisher: Nabu Press

Published: 2013-12

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781295411092

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

L' Argenterie Et Les Bijoux D'or Du Trésor de Boscoreale
L' Argenterie Et Les Bijoux D'or Du Trésor de Boscoreale

Author: Antoine Marie Heron De Villefosse

Publisher: Nabu Press

Published: 2014-03

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781294900313

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

The Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher:

Published: 1905

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13:

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New ser. v. 6-29 include 77th-100th Annual report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1946-1969-70 (previously and subsequently published separately).