ABSTRACT
The Ancient Economy introduces readers to the nature of economic life in the ancient world, and provides a valuable guide to scholarly debates on the subject. The book describes and examines the economic processes and fluctuations of the ancient world, and shows how these relate to political and social change and conditions. Leading experts address the central issues, from agricultural production to the uses of money and the creation of markets. Taken as a whole the book exemplifies the range of interdisciplinary perspectives on the ancient economy, and illustrates the methodological approaches scholars have deployed to understand it. In doing so it draws on literary, ecological and archaeological evidence.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|41 pages
After Finley
part II|34 pages
Production
part III|85 pages
Money and Markets
part IV|60 pages
Trade and Transfer
part IV|39 pages
The Nature of the Ancient Economy