ISBN: 9780674331181 - commerce and social standing in ancient rome (5 resultados)

Buch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -D'Arms explores here a question of central importance for the social economic history of the Roman world: which sectors of society were actively engaged in trade 240 pp. Englisch.

Gebunden. Condición: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. John D Arms explores here a question of central importance for the social economic history of the Roman world: which sectors of society were actively engaged in trade? In the late Roman Republic and early Empire senators were prohibited .…

Buch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - John D'Arms explores here a question of central importance for the social economic history of the Roman world: which sectors of society were actively engaged in trade In the late Roman Republic and early Empire senators were prohibited by law from direct participation in seaborne commerce; trade was not considered a respectable pursuit. Yet large fortunes were amassed by men of rank through a variety of lucrative enterprises. Exploiting the evidence of literature, archaeology, and inscription, D'Arms constructs case histories which reveal how senators realized commercial profits by indirect involvement: freedmen, municipal notables, and 'friends' often served as the equivalent of partners or agents of aristocrats with large holdings in land. In demonstrating a flexibility in upper-class attitudes toward commercial activity, he offers a study in the adaptation of a social system to economic realities.…

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Buch. Condición: Neu. Commerce and Social Standing in Ancient Rome | John H. D'Arms | Buch | Englisch | 1981 | Harvard University Press | EAN 9780674331181 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: De Gruyter, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin, orders-books[at]degruyter[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…