Metropolis and hinterland : the city of Rome and the Italian economy, 200 B.C.-A.D. 200 / Neville Morley.

Main entry:

Morley, Neville.

Title & Author:

Metropolis and hinterland : the city of Rome and the Italian economy, 200 B.C.-A.D. 200 / Neville Morley.

Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Description:

xi, 211 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-207) and index.
Introduction: Rome and Italy -- 1. The metropolitan city in a pre-industrial economy -- 2. The demographic burden -- 3. A model of agricultural change -- 4. The transformation of the Roman suburbium -- 5. Agricultural development in central Italy -- 6. Exploiting the margins -- 7. Marketing and urbanisation.

Summary:

Ancient Rome was one of the greatest cities of the pre-industrial era. Like other such great cities, it has often been seen as a parasite, a drain on the resources of the society that supported it. Rome's huge population was maintained not by trade or manufacture but by the taxes and rents of the empire. It was the archetypal 'consumer city'. However, such a label does not do full justice to the impact of the city on its hinterland. This book examines the historiography of the consumer city model and reappraises the relationship between Rome and Italy. Drawing on recent archaeological work and comparative evidence, the author shows how the growth of the city can be seen as the major influence on the development of the Italian economy in this period as its demands for food and migrants promoted changes in agriculture, marketing systems and urbanisation throughout the peninsula.

Resources:
Sample text
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0521560063 (hardback)
9780521560061 (hardback)

Subject:

Agriculture Economic aspects Rome.
Urbanization Rome.
Agriculture Aspect économique Rome.
Urbanisation Rome.
Agriculture Economic aspects.
Economic history.
Social conditions
Urbanization.
Achterland.
Economische aspecten.
CIVILIZAÇÃO ROMANA (ASPECTOS ECONÔMICOS;ASPECTOS URBANÍSTICOS)
Urbanization Italy Rome History To 476.
Urbanisation Rome (Italie) Antiquité.
Agriculture Aspect économique Rome (Italie) Antiquité.
Rome Economic conditions.
Rome Social conditions.
Italy Economic conditions.
Italy Social conditions.
Rome Economic conditions 510-30 B.C.
Rome Conditions économiques 510-30 av. J.-C.
Rome Conditions sociales.
Italie Conditions économiques.
Italie Conditions sociales.
Rome Conditions économiques.
Italy.
Rome (Empire)
Rome (Italy) Economic conditions.
Rome (Italie) Conditions économiques Antiquité.
Rome (Italie) Conditions sociales Antiquité.
Italie Conditions sociales Jusqu'à 476.
Italie Conditions économiques Jusqu'à 476.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 126565
Call No.: ID HC39.M67; ID:97-B1109
Status: Available

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit