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UNINA9910972946603321 |
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Autore |
Adams C. E. P (Colin E. P.) |
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Land transport in Roman Egypt : a study of economics and administration in a Roman province / / Colin Adams |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Oxford classical monographs |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Transportation - Egypt - History |
Egypt Economic conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-314) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : transport and the economy of the Roman world -- The geography, topography and land transport networks of Egypt -- Transport animals and wagons -- Animal use and maintenance -- Animal trade and ownership -- State control of animal ownership -- Animal requisition -- State grain transport -- Deserts and military supply -- Trade and transport -- Transport and the land economy -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first systematic treatment of the role of land transport within the economic life of Roman Egypt, an everyday economic activity at the centre of the economy not only of Egypt but the Roman world. |
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