Local Economies? - Production and Exchange of Inland Regions in Late Antiquity

Long-distance trade under Rome is well-understood. But the importance of local exchange has not been fully explored. The volume investigates how inland regions could become prosperous in late antiquity, especially when not integrated in long-range trading networks. Robust local economies emerge, stimulated by both taxation and local market systems.

About the author

Luke Lavan is Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Kent, Canterbury, where he co-ordinates the Centre for Late Antique Archaeology. His doctorate (2001) considered Provincial Capitals in Late Antiquity. He is series editor of Late Antique Archaeology and directed the Kent section of Kent-Berlin Late Antique Ostia Project 2008-2012.

Product details

• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.02.2015
• EAN: 9789004277038
• ISBN: 978-90-04-27703-8
• No. of pages: 652
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 239 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 1111 g
• Series: Late Antique Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management