Markets and fairs played a fundamental part in the commerce of the Mediterranean region in the Roman period. But where were they held, and what commodities were sold there? Using evidence from archaeology, inscriptions, and literary sources, Dr. Frayn builds up a detailed picture of stalls and stallholders, profiteering, and price control in ancient Italy, and compares them with medieval and modern practices.

Markets and Fairs in Roman Italy: Their Social and Economic Importance from the Second Century BC to the Third Century AD

Business & Money

Frayn, Joan M.

Economics

Clarendon Press

<p>For this study of sheep-rearing in Roman Italy, Dr. Frayn presents and evaluates material from epigraphy, law, literature, archaeology, painting and sculpture to illuminate the social life of shepherd communities. Throughout, the ancient evidence for Italian practice is supplemented with comparative material from other ancient societies and (where relevant) from more modern farming experience.</p>

Sheep-rearing and the wool trade in Italy during the Roman period (Arca, 15)

History

Ancient Civilizations

Francis Cairns (Publications) Ltd

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