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This collection presents new analyses for the nature and scale of Roman agriculture. It outlines the fundamental features of agricultural production through studying the documentary and archaeological evidence for the modes of land exploitation and the organisation, development of, and investment in this sector.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- List of Contributors
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- 1: Alan Bowman and Andrew Wilson: Introduction: Quantifying Roman Agriculture
- 2: Dennis Kehoe: The State and Production in the Roman Agrarian Economy
- 3: Helen Goodchild: GIS Models of Roman Agricultural Production
- 4: Annalisa Marzano: Agricultural Production in the Hinterland of Rome: Wine and Olive Oil
- 5: Annalisa Marzano: Capital Investment and Agriculture: Multi-Press Facilities from Gaul, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Black Sea region
- 6: Mariette de Vos: The Rural Landscape of Thugga: Farms, Presses, Mills and Transport
- 7: Alan Bowman: Agricultural Production in Egypt
- 8: Katherine Blouin: The Agricultural Economy of the Mendesian Nome under Roman Rule
- 9: Myrto Malouta and Andrew Wilson: Mechanical Irrigation: Water-Lifting Devices in the Archaeological Evidence and in the Egyptian Papyri
- 10: Hannah Friedman: Agriculture in the Faynan: Food Supply for the Mining Industry
- Index
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Alan Bowman is former Camden Professor of Ancient History, Director of the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents, and Co-Director of The Oxford Roman Economy Project (OxREP). His research interests focus on papyrology, the Vindolanda Writing-tablets, the social and economic history of Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt, and the Roman Empire.
Andrew Wilson is Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and Chairman of the Society for Libyan Studies. He is also co-director of the Oxford Roman Economy Project (OxREP). He has directed excavations in Italy, Tunisia, and Libya, and is the author of numerous articles on ancient water supply, ancient technology, economy, and trade.
Zusammenfassung
This collection presents new analyses for the nature and scale of Roman agriculture. It outlines the fundamental features of agricultural production through studying the documentary and archaeological evidence for the modes of land exploitation and the organisation, development of, and investment in this sector.
Zusatztext
it has much to offer anyone with a serious interest in how the Roman Empire managed to survive and to feed a growing population for several centuries. I commend the book to such readers.
