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The Economics of the Roman Stone Trade

Name: The Economics of the Roman Stone Trade
Brand: Oxford University Press
SKU: 9780198841753
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Contributors:

Ben Russell

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Business & Economics, Social Science, History

Book Subcategory:

Industries, Archaeology, Ancient

Book Topic:

Rome

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Release Date:

2019-10-15

ISBN 13:

9780198841753

Weight:

1.6 lbs

Size:

9.10 x 6.10 x 1.00 inches

Pages:

480

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The use of stone in vast quantities is a ubiquitous and defining feature of the material culture of the Roman world. In this volume, Russell provides a new and wide-ranging examination of the production, distribution, and use of carved stone objects throughout the Roman world, including how enormous quantities of high-quality white and polychrome marbles were moved all around the Mediterranean to meet the demand for exotic material.

The long-distance supply of materials for artistic and architectural production, not to mention the trade in finished objects like statues and sarcophagi, is one of the most remarkable features of the Roman world. Despite this, it has never received much attention in mainstream economic studies. Focusing on the market for stone and its supply, the administration, distribution, and chronology of quarrying, and the practicalities of stone transport, Russell offers a detailed assessment of the Roman stone trade and how the relationship between producer and customer functioned even over considerable distances.

About the Author
Ben Russell, Senior Lecturer in Classical Archaeology, School of History, Classics & Archaeology, University of Edinburgh

Ben Russell is a Senior Lecturer in Classical Archaeology in the School of History, Classics, & Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh.

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