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In this, the first comprehensive one-volume survey of the economies
of classical antiquity, twenty-eight chapters summarise the current
state of scholarship in their specialised fields and sketch new
directions for research. The approach taken is both thematic, with
chapters on the underlying determinants of economic performance,
and chronological, with coverage of the whole of the Greek and
Roman worlds extending from the Aegean Bronze Age to Late
Antiquity. The contributors move beyond the substantivist-formalist
debates that dominated twentieth-century scholarship and display a
new interest in economic growth in antiquity. New methods for
measuring economic development are explored, often combining
textual and archaeological data that have previously been treated
separately. Fully accessible to non-specialist, the volume
represents a major advance in our understanding of the economic
expansion that made the civilisation of the classical Mediterranean
world possible.
In this, the first comprehensive one-volume survey of the economies
of classical antiquity, twenty-eight chapters summarise the current
state of scholarship in their specialised fields and sketch new
directions for research. The approach taken is both thematic, with
chapters on the underlying determinants of economic performance,
and chronological, with coverage of the whole of the Greek and
Roman worlds extending from the Aegean Bronze Age to Late
Antiquity. The contributors move beyond the substantivist-formalist
debates that dominated twentieth-century scholarship and display a
new interest in economic growth in antiquity. New methods for
measuring economic development are explored, often combining
textual and archaeological data that have previously been treated
separately. Fully accessible to non-specialist, the volume
represents a major advance in our understanding of the economic
expansion that made the civilisation of the classical Mediterranean
world possible.
Personal patronage was an accepted element in the functioning of Roman society. It is usually considered to be a particularly Republican phenomenon, which declined as other mechanisms developed with the growth of the imperial bureaucracy. Dr Saller’s book, the first major study of patronage in the early Empire, shows that the patron-client relationship continued on much the same basis into the third century AD. Drawing on literary and epigraphic sources, he examines the language and ideology of the patron-client exchange, and then investigates how the exchange functioned in the political, economic and social life of the Roman world from the imperial court to the subjects in the provinces. A case study of North Africa illustrates the importance of patronage relationships in a province which produced many members of the new bureaucracy and also eventually an emperor, with consequences for the range of patronage bonds.
The Roman father has traditionally provided the pattern of patriarchy in European thought. This book shows how the social realities and cultural representations diverged from this paradigm. Demographic analysis and computer simulation demonstrate that before adulthood most Romans lost their fathers by death. Close reading of Latin texts reveals Roman fathers as devoted and loving, and not harsh, exploitative masters of slaves. The demographic and cultural contexts deepen our understanding of how the patrimony was transmitted.
The Roman father has traditionally provided the pattern of patriarchy in European thought. This book shows how the social realities and cultural representations diverged from this paradigm. Demographic analysis and computer simulation demonstrate that before adulthood most Romans lost their fathers by death. Close reading of Latin texts reveals Roman fathers as devoted and loving, and not harsh, exploitative masters of slaves. The demographic and cultural contexts deepen our understanding of how the patrimony was transmitted.
How have family relations been regulated through the ages by state
institutions and laws? What impact did the advent of Christianity
have on marriage? Were parents in the past less emotionally
attached to their children? What changes have taken place in legal
attitudes and practices toward adultery and "homicides of honor"?
How has the position of women in the household altered over the
millennia? In this book distinguished contributors offer historical
and anthropological perspectives on the Western family, focusing on
family life in Italy from the Roman Empire to the present. Using
methods that range from symbolic to quantitative analysis, the
authors discuss a wide variety of topics, including matchmaking,
marriage, divorce, inheritance, patterns of household organization,
child-rearing practices, cultural and legal meanings of death,
sexual mores, celibacy (banned in ancient Rome), adoption, and
property rights. Through its unique combination of chronological
sweep and geographical focus, the book is able to shed new light on
central questions of continuity, change, and causation in family
history.
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