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Autore |
Hirt Alfred Michael <1971-> |
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Imperial mines and quarries in the Roman world [[electronic resource] ] : organizational aspects, 27 BC-AD 235 / / Alfred Michael Hirt |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-161440-8 |
1-282-54453-5 |
9786612544538 |
0-19-157342-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (566 p.) |
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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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Quarries and quarrying - Rome |
Quarries and quarrying - Rome - Management |
Mineral industries - Rome |
Mineral industries - Rome - Management |
Ròˆmisches Reich |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Geological Constraints and Organizational Implications; 3. Mining and Quarrying Districts; 4. Imperial Officials and Extractive Operations; 5. The Roman Army and Imperial Extractive Operations; 6. Imperial Officials and the Allocation of Responsibilities; 7. Private Partners to Imperial Operations: Occupatores/Coloni and Conductores; 8. The Emperor and Imperial Extractive Operations; 9. Imperial Mining and Quarrying Administration: A Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index of Sources; General Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The control over marble and metal resources was of major importance to the Roman Empire. The emperor's freedmen and slaves, officers and soldiers of the Roman army, equestrian officials, as well as convicts and free labour were seconded to mines and quarries throughout Rome's vast realm. Alfred Hirt's comprehensive study defines the |
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