Roman Artisans and the Urban Economy

ISBN-13: 9781107115446 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 316 str.

Cameron Hawkins

Opis

Vividly reconstructs economic conditions in ancient Roman cities and the socio-economic strategies of artisans who lived in them.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Seasonality, uncertainty, and consumer demand in an ancient city; 2. Specialisation, associations, and the organisation of production; 3. Manumission and the urban labour market; 4. The artisan household and the Roman economy.