The economics of the Roman stone trade

Russell provides an examination of the production, distribution and use of carved stone objects in the Roman world. Focusing on the market for stone and its supply, he offers an assessment of the practicalities of stone transport and how the relationship between producer and customer functioned even...

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Main Author: Russell, Ben
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2014, 2014
Series:Oxford studies on the Roman economy / Oxford studies on the Roman economy
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