| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 364 pages) : maps |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-355) and indexes. |
| Summary |
Grain was crucial to the food supply of the Roman Empire, and this study concentrates on its production, distribution and marketing. Taking a contemporary approach, it is essential reading for historians of ancient economies and all those interested in grain supply. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Production and productivity in Roman agriculture; CHAPTER 2 The world of the smallholder; CHAPTER 3 Farmers and their market relations; CHAPTER 4 Market integration: connecting supply and demand; CHAPTER 5 Rome and the corn provinces; CHAPTER 6 Urban food supply and grain market intervention; Conclusions; References; General index; Index locorum. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grain trade -- Rome.
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Agriculture, Ancient -- Rome.
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Rome.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Erdkamp, Paul. Grain market in the Roman Empire. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005 (DLC) 2006295586 |
| ISBN |
0511137117 (electronic book) |
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9780511137112 (electronic book) |
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0511134940 |
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9780511134944 |
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9780511482755 (ebook) |
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0511482752 (ebook) |
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9780521838788 (hardback) |
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0521838789 (hardback) |
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1280422041 |
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9781280422041 |
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9786610422043 |
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6610422044 |
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0521838789 (Cloth) |
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