Land transport in Roman Egypt [[electronic resource] ] : a study of economics and administration in a Roman province / / Colin Adams

• Autore: Adams C. E. P (Colin E. P.)
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (346 p.)
• Disciplina: 388.0932/09015
• Soggetto topico: Transportation - Egypt - History
• Soggetto geografico: Egypt Economic conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-314) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Land transport in Roman Egypt
• ISBN: 1-281-14870-9; 9786611148706; 0-19-152537-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996201982103316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Oxford classical monographs.