ABSTRACT

I.1.1 Agriculture was the main sphere of production in the ancient world in general as well as in the Roman Empire. Most ancient manpower worked in the various aspects of this field and most of the ancient gross national product was derived from agriculture in one form or another. We shall discuss below the relationship of agriculture in Judaea to the economy in general. In this chapter we shall discuss the various spheres of agriculture. We shall not delve into technical farming matters, but rather concentrate on the economic structure of agriculture in ancient Judaea.