LEADER 02884nam 2200613 a 450 001 996201982103316 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-14870-9 010 $a9786611148706 010 $a0-19-152537-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000408333 035 $a(EBL)415475 035 $a(OCoLC)476242624 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000188614 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11165800 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000188614 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10153056 035 $a(PQKB)11720821 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072334 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415475 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415475 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10271489 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL114870 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000408333 100 $a20060913d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLand transport in Roman Egypt$b[electronic resource] $ea study of economics and administration in a Roman province /$fColin Adams 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (346 p.) 225 1 $aOxford classical monographs 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-170807-0 311 $a0-19-920397-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [292]-314) and index. 327 $aIntroduction : 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. 330 $aThe first systematic treatment of the role of land transport within the economic life of Roman Egypt, an everyday economic activity at the centre of the economy not only of Egypt but the Roman world. - ;The papyri of Egypt offer a rich and complex picture of this important Roman province and provide an unparalleled insight into how a Roman province actually worked. They also afford a valuable window into ancient economic behaviour and everyday life. This study is the first systematic treatment of the role of land transport within the economic life of Roman Egypt, an everyday economic activity 410 0$aOxford classical monographs. 606 $aTransportation$zEgypt$xHistory 607 $aEgypt$xEconomic conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTransportation$xHistory. 676 $a388.0932/09015 700 $aAdams$b C. E. P$g(Colin E. P.)$0970339 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996201982103316 996 $aLand transport in Roman Egypt$92205509 997 $aUNISA