Imperial mines and quarries in the Roman world [[electronic resource] ] : organizational aspects, 27 BC-AD 235 / / Alfred Michael Hirt

• Autore: Hirt Alfred Michael <1971->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (566 p.)
• Disciplina: 622.0937
• Soggetto topico: Quarries and quarrying - Rome; Quarries and quarrying - Rome - Management; Mineral industries - Rome; Mineral industries - Rome - Management
• Soggetto geografico: Römisches Reich
• Classificazione: 6,12; NH 8550
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Imperial mines and quarries in the roman world
• ISBN: 0-19-161440-8; 1-282-54453-5; 9786612544538; 0-19-157342-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996215635603316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Oxford classical monographs.