The Roman Market Economy

by Peter Temin

Book Overview

What modern economics can tell us about ancient Rome

The quality of life for ordinary Roman citizens at the height of the Roman Empire probably was better than that of any other large group of people living before the Industrial Revolution. The Roman Market Economy uses the tools of modern economics to show how trade, markets, and the Pax Romana were critical to ancient Rome's prosperity.

Peter Temin, one of the world's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691177945
• ISBN13: 9780691177946
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"