02101nam 2200493 a 450 991097294660332120251116153419.097801915253770191525375(MiAaPQ)EBC7039134(CKB)24235105700041(MiAaPQ)EBC415475(Au-PeEL)EBL415475(CaPaEBR)ebr10271489(CaONFJC)MIL114870(OCoLC)476242624(Au-PeEL)EBL7039134(EXLCZ)992423510570004120060913d2007 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLand transport in Roman Egypt a study of economics and administration in a Roman province /Colin Adams1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press2007xiv, 331 p. mapsOxford classical monographsIncludes 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.Oxford classical monographs.TransportationEgyptHistoryEgyptEconomic conditionsTransportationHistory.388.0932/09015Adams C. E. P(Colin E. P.)1859190MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910972946603321Land transport in Roman Egypt4462734UNINA