Quantifying the Roman Economy: Methods and Problems

This collection of essays is the first volume in a new series, Oxford Studies on the Roman Economy. Edited by the series editors, it focuses on the economic performance of the Roman empire, analysing the extent to which Roman political domination of the Mediterranean and north-west Europe created the conditions for the integration of agriculture, production, trade, and commerce across the regions of the empire. Using the evidence of both documents and archaeology, the contributors suggest how we can derive a quantified account of economic growth and contraction in the period of the empire's greatest extent and prosperity. Contributors to this volume - Bob Allen, Oxford University Roger Bagnall, New York University Alan Bowman, Oxford University Elizabeth Fentress Michael Fulford, University of Reading William Harris, Columbia University Bruce Hitchner, Tufts University Chris Howgego, The Ashmolean Museum and Oxford University Willem Jongman, University of Groningen Elio Lo Cascio, Sapienza Universita di Roma David Mattingly, University of Leicester Matthew Ponting, University of Liverpool Dominic Rathbone, King's College London Walter Scheidel, Stanford University Andrew Wilson, Oxford University