Commerce and Social Standing in Ancient Rome

D'Arms, John H.

Published by Harvard University Press, 1981. 1st Edition.

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8vo.hardcover in dj xviii, 201 p. pp., 25 ill., 2 Constructs case histories which reveal how senators realized commercial profits by indirect involvement: freedmen, municipal notables, and "friends" often served as the equivalent of partners or agents of aristocrats with large holdings in land. Offers a study in the adaptation of a social system to economic realities.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Commerce and Social Standing in Ancient Rome
• Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1981. 1st Edition.
• Binding: Cloth in Dj
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Classica Ancient Rome Greece