Author: D'ARMS, JOHN H.
Title: Commerce and Social Standing in Ancient Rome
Description: Harvard University Press, 1981. Hardcover. ISBN: 0674144759. Light rubbing to extremities. DJ has minor browning and a couple of small closed tears. ; 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. Offers a study in the adaptation of a social system to economic realities. ; 224 pages. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

Keywords: 0674144759 Business & Culture Economic Conditions Social & Cultural Roman History Rome Classical Greek & Roman Trade And Finance


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