Commerce and Social Standing in Ancient Rome
Published by Harvard University Press, 1981
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected in a Brodart jacket. From the publisher's blurb, "John D'Arms explores here a question of central importance for the social economic history of the Roman world: which sectors of society were actively engaged in trade In the late Roman Republic and early Empire senators were prohibited by law from direct participation in seaborne commerce; trade was not considered a respectable pursuit. Yet large fortunes were amassed by men of rank through a variety of lucrative enterprises. Exploiting the evidence of literature, archaeology, and inscription, D'Arms 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. In demonstrating a flexibility in upper-class attitudes toward commercial activity, he offers a study in the adaptation of a social system to economic realities." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xviii [1], 2-201 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…
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- Title
- Commerce and Social Standing in Ancient Rome
- Author
- D'Arms, John H.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Publication year
- 1981
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Dimensions
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Ancient Greece and Rome
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