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1043547
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b797917
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Erdkamp, Paul.
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| Title & Author
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The grain market in the Roman Empire : : a social, political and economic study /\ Paul Erdkamp.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, UK ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2005.
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1 online resource (viii, 364 pages) :: maps
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| ISBN
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0511134940
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: 0511137117
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: 0511482752
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: 0521117836
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: 0521838789
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: 1280422041
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: 6610422044
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: 9780511134944
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: 9780511137112
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: 9780511482755
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: 9780521117838
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: 9780521838788
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: 9781280422041
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: 9786610422043
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0521838789
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-355) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Production and productivity in Roman agriculture; CHAPTER 2 The world of the smallholder; CHAPTER 3 Farmers and their market relations; CHAPTER 4 Market integration: connecting supply and demand; CHAPTER 5 Rome and the corn provinces; CHAPTER 6 Urban food supply and grain market intervention; Conclusions; References; General index; Index locorum.
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| Abstract
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Grain was crucial to the food supply of the Roman Empire, and this study concentrates on its production, distribution and marketing. Taking a contemporary approach, it is essential reading for historians of ancient economies and all those interested in grain supply.
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Agriculture-- Economic aspects-- Rome.
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Agriculture, Ancient-- Rome.
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Grain trade-- Rome.
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Agriculture-- Economic aspects.
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Agriculture, Ancient.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Commerce.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Marketing-- General.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Sales Selling-- General.
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Grain trade.
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Rome (Empire)
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| Dewey Classification
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381/.41310937
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| LC Classification
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HD9045.R572E73 2005eb
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