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Money and Prices in the Early Roman Empire
Author: Money and Prices in the Early Roman Empire
Author: David KesslerPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
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We examine monetization in the early Roman Empire by considering money as a unit of account. Widespread use of prices indicates widespread monetization. A consistent set of prices for wheat indicates that this monetization encouraged trade to grow across the Mediterranean. This argument is documented with a statistical test, preceded by a non-technical introduction and followed by consideration of a range of possible objections. Keywords: money, monetization, international trade, regression analysis, early Roman Empire. JEL Classifications: N13, F14, C10.
The Roman Market Economy
Author: Peter TeminPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691177945
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
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What modern economics can tell us about ancient Rome The quality of life for ordinary Roman citizens at the height of the Roman Empire probably was better than that of any other large group of people living before the Industrial Revolution. The Roman Market Economy uses the tools of modern economics to show how trade, markets, and the Pax Romana were critical to ancient Rome's prosperity. Peter Temin, one of the world's foremost economic historians, argues that markets dominated the Roman economy. He traces how the Pax Romana encouraged trade around the Mediterranean, and how Roman law promoted commerce and banking. Temin shows that a reasonably vibrant market for wheat extended throughout the empire, and suggests that the Antonine Plague may have been responsible for turning the stable prices of the early empire into the persistent inflation of the late. He vividly describes how various markets operated in Roman times, from commodities and slaves to the buying and selling of land. Applying modern methods for evaluating economic growth to data culled from historical sources, Temin argues that Roman Italy in the second century was as prosperous as the Dutch Republic in its golden age of the seventeenth century. The Roman Market Economy reveals how economics can help us understand how the Roman Empire could have ruled seventy million people and endured for centuries.
Money and Government in the Roman Empire
Author: Richard Duncan-JonesPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521441927
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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Rome's conquests gave her access to the accumulated metal resources of most of the known world. An abundant gold and silver coinage circulated within her empire as a result. But coinage changes later suggest difficulty in maintaining metal supplies. By studying Roman coin-survivals in a wider context, Dr Duncan-Jones uncovers important facts about the origin of coin hoards of the Principate. He constructs a new profile of minting, financial policy and monetary circulation, by analysing extensive coin evidence collected for the first time. His findings considerably advance our knowledge of crucial areas of the Roman economy.
The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World
Author: Walter ScheidelPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521780535
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 17
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In this, the first comprehensive survey of the economies of classical antiquity, twenty-eight chapters summarise the current state of scholarship in their specialised fields and sketch new directions for research. They reflect a new interest in economic growth in antiquity and develop new methods for measuring economic development, often combining textual and archaeological data that have previously been treated separately.
The Monetary Systems of the Greeks and Romans
Author: W. V. HarrisPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 019161517X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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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.
The Monetary System of the Romans
Author: Ian J. SellarsPublisher: Ian J. Sellars
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 823
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"The Monetary System of the Romans" provides a comprehensive and visual portrayal of the evolution of the Roman monetary system from its inception in the late fifth century BC to the bronze reform of Anastasius in 498AD. It chronologically traces the key developments in the coinage of the Roman world, covering topics such as denominations, metrology, alloys, mints, monetary edicts and more. For every issuing authority, whether it be the Senate, imperator, usurper or emperor, exemplary specimens of each denomination are discussed and clearly illustrated. With 820 pages and over 2000 full colour high resolution photographs from the world's most esteemed auction houses, this novel format provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject of Roman numismatics and will be useful to both students of history and collectors alike.
Economy of the Roman Empire
Author: R. Duncan-JonesPublisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521249706
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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The Ancient Economy
Author: Moses I. FinleyPublisher: London : Hogarth Press
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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