02886nam 2200613 a 450 991045154590332120200520144314.01-281-14870-997866111487060-19-152537-5(CKB)1000000000408333(EBL)415475(OCoLC)476242624(SSID)ssj0000188614(PQKBManifestationID)11165800(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000188614(PQKBWorkID)10153056(PQKB)11720821(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072334(MiAaPQ)EBC415475(Au-PeEL)EBL415475(CaPaEBR)ebr10271489(CaONFJC)MIL114870(EXLCZ)99100000000040833320060913d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLand transport in Roman Egypt[electronic resource] a study of economics and administration in a Roman province /Colin AdamsOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20071 online resource (346 p.)Oxford classical monographsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-170807-0 0-19-920397-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-314) and index.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.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. - ;The papyri of Egypt offer a rich and complex picture of this important Roman province and provide an unparalleled insight into how a Roman province actually worked. They also afford a valuable window into ancient economic behaviour and everyday life. This study is the first systematic treatment of the role of land transport within the economic life of Roman Egypt, an everyday economic activity Oxford classical monographs.TransportationEgyptHistoryEgyptEconomic conditionsElectronic books.TransportationHistory.388.0932/09015Adams C. E. P(Colin E. P.)970339MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451545903321Land transport in Roman Egypt2205509UNINA