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Farmers and Agriculture in the Roman Economy (Paperback)
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Farmers and Agriculture in the Roman Economy (Paperback)
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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 archaeological evidence to examine how
farmers - from smallholders to the owners of large estates - bought
and sold, lent and borrowed, and cooperated as well as competed in
the Roman economy. A clearer picture of the relationship between
farmers and markets allows us to gauge their collective impact on,
and exposure to, macroeconomic phenomena such as monetization and
changes in the level and nature of demand for goods and labor.
After considering the demographic and environmental context of
Italian agriculture, the author explores three interrelated
questions: what goods and services did farmers purchase; how did
farmers acquire the money with which to make those purchases; and
what factors drove farmers' economic decisions? This book provides
a portrait of the economic world of the Roman farmer in late
Republican and early Imperial Italy.
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