The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World
Author | : Walter Scheidel |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 17 |
Release | : 2007-11-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521780537 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521780535 |
Rating | : 4/5 (535 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World written by Walter Scheidel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-29 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this, the first comprehensive 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. They reflect a new interest in economic growth in antiquity and develop new methods for measuring economic development, often combining textual and archaeological data that have previously been treated separately.