"This volume examines the economic history of Rome in the Republican and Imperial periods. It considers evidence from archaeological and literary sources, and it offers an updated modern economic analysis after examining popular economic theories of previous years, including but not limited to...

"The ancient counties surrounding the Weald in the SE corner of England have a strongly marked character of their own that has survived remarkably well in the face of ever-increasing population pressure. The area is, however, comparatively neglected in discussion of Roman Britain, where it is...

Over the past decades, archaeological field surveys and excavations have greatly enriched our knowledge of the Roman countryside. Drawing on such new data, the volume 'The Economic Integration of Roman Italy', edited by Tymon de Haas and Gijs Tol, presents a series of papers that explore the...

"Often viewed as self-sufficient, Roman farmers actually depended on markets to supply them with a wide range of goods and services, from metal tools to medical expertise. However, the nature, extent, and implications of their market interactions remain unclear. This monograph uses literary and...