The Grain Market in the Roman Empire: A Social, Political and Economic Study (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521117838)

Paul Erdkamp illustrates how entitlement to food in Roman society was dependent on relations with the emperor, his representatives and the landowning aristocracy, and local rulers controlling the towns and hinterlands. He assesses the response of the Roman authorities to weaknesses in the grain market and looks at the implications of the failure of local harvests. By examining the subject from a contemporary perspective, this book will appeal not only to historians of ancient economies, but to all concerned with the economy of grain markets, a subject which still resonates today.

Author: Paul Erdkamp
ISBN-10: 0521117836
ISBN-13: 9780521117838
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2009
Pages: 380
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d