Structure and scale in the Roman economy

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List of figures List of tables Preface List of abbreviations Introduction Part I. Time and Distance: 1. Communication-speed and contact by sea in the Roman empire 2. Trade, taxes and money 3. Separation and cohesion in Mediterranean trade 4. Stability and change Part II. Demography and Manpower: 5. Age-awareness in the Roman world 6. Roman life-expectancy 7. Pay and numbers in Diocletian's army Part III. Agrarian Patterns: 8. Land and landed wealth 9. The price of wheat in Roman Egypt Part IV. The World of Cities: 10. The social cost of urbanisation 11. Who paid for public building? Part V. Tax-Payment and Tax-Assessment: 12. Taxation in money and taxation in kind 13. Land, taxes and labour: implications of the iugum Appendices Bibliography Index.

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