03339nam 2200697Ia 450 99621563560331620230725023518.00-19-161440-81-282-54453-597866125445380-19-157342-6(CKB)2670000000025186(EBL)728907(OCoLC)649831353(SSID)ssj0000409941(PQKBManifestationID)11913037(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000409941(PQKBWorkID)10349430(PQKB)10875720(StDuBDS)EDZ0000076031(MiAaPQ)EBC728907(MiAaPQ)EBC7037815(Au-PeEL)EBL7037815(EXLCZ)99267000000002518620090903d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImperial mines and quarries in the Roman world[electronic resource] organizational aspects, 27 BC-AD 235 /Alfred Michael HirtOxford Oxford University Pressc20101 online resource (566 p.)Oxford classical monographsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-172188-3 0-19-957287-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 IndexThe 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 organizational outlines and the internal structures of the mining and quarrying ventures under imperial control. The themes addressed include:challenges faced by those in charge of these extractive operations; the key figures, their subaltern personnel and their reOxford classical monographs.Quarries and quarryingRomeQuarries and quarryingRomeManagementMineral industriesRomeMineral industriesRomeManagementRömisches ReichswdQuarries and quarryingQuarries and quarryingManagement.Mineral industriesMineral industriesManagement.622.09376,12ssgnNH 8550rvkHirt Alfred Michael1971-474849MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996215635603316Imperial mines and quarries in the roman world246937UNISA