LEADER 03339nam 2200697Ia 450 001 996215635603316 005 20230725023518.0 010 $a0-19-161440-8 010 $a1-282-54453-5 010 $a9786612544538 010 $a0-19-157342-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000025186 035 $a(EBL)728907 035 $a(OCoLC)649831353 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000409941 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11913037 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000409941 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10349430 035 $a(PQKB)10875720 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000076031 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC728907 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7037815 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7037815 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000025186 100 $a20090903d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aImperial mines and quarries in the Roman world$b[electronic resource] $eorganizational aspects, 27 BC-AD 235 /$fAlfred Michael Hirt 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (566 p.) 225 1 $aOxford classical monographs 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-172188-3 311 $a0-19-957287-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aThe control over marble and metal resources was of major importance to the Roman Empire. The emperor's freedmen and slaves, officers and soldiers of the Roman army, equestrian officials, as well as convicts and free labour were seconded to mines and quarries throughout Rome's vast realm. Alfred Hirt's comprehensive study defines the organizational outlines and the internal structures of the mining and quarrying ventures under imperial control. The themes addressed include:challenges faced by those in charge of these extractive operations; the key figures, their subaltern personnel and their re 410 0$aOxford classical monographs. 606 $aQuarries and quarrying$zRome 606 $aQuarries and quarrying$zRome$xManagement 606 $aMineral industries$zRome 606 $aMineral industries$zRome$xManagement 607 $aRo?misches Reich$2swd 615 0$aQuarries and quarrying 615 0$aQuarries and quarrying$xManagement. 615 0$aMineral industries 615 0$aMineral industries$xManagement. 676 $a622.0937 686 $a6,12$2ssgn 686 $aNH 8550$2rvk 700 $aHirt$b Alfred Michael$f1971-$0474849 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996215635603316 996 $aImperial mines and quarries in the roman world$9246937 997 $aUNISA