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Markets and Fairs in Roman Italy - Their Importance from the Second Century BC to the Third Century (Hardcover)
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Markets and Fairs in Roman Italy - Their Importance from the Second Century BC to the Third Century (Hardcover)
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Markets and fairs played a fundamental part in the commerce of the
Mediterranean region in the Roman period. But where were they held,
and what commodities were sold there? Using evidence from
archaeology, inscriptions, and literary sources, Dr Frayn builds up
a detailed and enlivening picture of stalls and stallholders,
profiteering, and price control in ancient Italy, and invites
comparison with medieval and modern practices. Besides the macella,
or permanent markets in towns, Dr Frayn also looks at the much more
numerous nundinae, or local markets, held every eight days, and the
many fairs and festivals throughout Italy where retailing took
place, often associated with shrines and characterized by religious
motifs. The book includes a discussion of the economic and social
effects of markets and fairs, including their relation to
geography, demography, and modern `central place theory'. There is
also a chapter on market law, which can be traced from the ius
commercii to the supervision of weights, measures, and pricing. As
trade contacts widened, and merchandise grew more diverse, markets
and marketing evolved with increasing complexity into a highly
developed system, which in the wake of conquest came to influence
larger areas of inter-regional trade.
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