[PDF] Shopping In Ancient Rome eBook

Author : Claire Holleran
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 29,52 MB
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0191626414

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Shopping in Ancient Rome provides the first comprehensive account of the retail network of this ancient city, an area of commerce that has been largely neglected in previous studies. Given the remarkable concentration of consumers in ancient Rome, the vast majority of which were entirely reliant on the market for survival, a functioning retail trade was vital to the survival of Rome in the late Republic and the Principate. In this volume Holleran provides the first systematic account of Rome's retail sector through a comprehensive analysis of the literary, legal, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence together with wide-ranging and innovative comparative studies of the distributive trades. Investigating the diverse means by which goods were sold to consumers in the city, and the critical relationship between retail and broader environmental factors, Holleran places Roman retail trade firmly within the wider context of its urban economy. In considering the roles played by shops, workshops, markets, fairs, auctions, street sellers, and ambulant vendors in the distribution of goods to the inhabitants of the city, the volume sheds new light on the experience of living in the ancient city and explores the retail trade of Rome in its totality.

Author : Claire Holleran
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,81 MB
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 019969821X

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This volume provides the first comprehensive account of the retail network in ancient Rome and investigates the diverse means by which goods were sold to consumers in the city. Holleran places Roman retail trade within the wider context of its urban economy and explores the critical relationship between retail and broader environmental factors.

Author : Mary Harlow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 17,14 MB
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1350278424

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A Cultural History of Shopping was a Library Journal Best in Reference selection for 2022. Covering the period from 500 BCE to 500 CE, this is the first book to address the cultural history of shoppers and shopping in antiquity. Evidence for the existence of shops has been found across many archaeological sites in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East but the study of shops and retailing in antiquity is a relatively new subject. From Classical Greece through to the Late Roman Empire, shopping shifted from being a means to an end – a method of supplementing the family diet or providing material goods the household could not manufacture itself – to a form of experience where the processes of browsing and not purchasing became as important as buying. This dramatic transformation is a reflection of the changing material desires of these societies and their perspectives on the ways in which the fulfilment of those desires could be achieved. Recurring themes in this interdisciplinary volume include the lives of 'ordinary' people; the relationship between gender and shopping; the contrast between Greece and Rome; the attitudes towards shopkeepers; the placing of shops in the cityscape; and the zoning of particular crafts and products. A Cultural History of Shopping in Antiquity presents an overview of the period with themes addressing practices and processes; spaces and places; shoppers and identities; luxury and everyday; home and family; visual and literary representations; reputation, trust and credit; and governance, regulation and the state.

Author : John Malam
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 36,94 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781410927347

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This title takes a travel guide approach to exploring Ancient Romancivilization. Readers will learn what to wear, the best and worst times to travel, and get a history lesson in the process.

Author : Mary Harlow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,13 MB
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1350278432

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A Cultural History of Shopping was a Library Journal Best in Reference selection for 2022. Covering the period from 500 BCE to 500 CE, this is the first book to address the cultural history of shoppers and shopping in antiquity. Evidence for the existence of shops has been found across many archaeological sites in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East but the study of shops and retailing in antiquity is a relatively new subject. From Classical Greece through to the Late Roman Empire, shopping shifted from being a means to an end – a method of supplementing the family diet or providing material goods the household could not manufacture itself – to a form of experience where the processes of browsing and not purchasing became as important as buying. This dramatic transformation is a reflection of the changing material desires of these societies and their perspectives on the ways in which the fulfilment of those desires could be achieved. Recurring themes in this interdisciplinary volume include the lives of 'ordinary' people; the relationship between gender and shopping; the contrast between Greece and Rome; the attitudes towards shopkeepers; the placing of shops in the cityscape; and the zoning of particular crafts and products. A Cultural History of Shopping in Antiquity presents an overview of the period with themes addressing practices and processes; spaces and places; shoppers and identities; luxury and everyday; home and family; visual and literary representations; reputation, trust and credit; and governance, regulation and the state.

Author : Don Nardo
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,32 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : 9781590181430

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Examines the people, educational system, scientific and artistic discoveries, social structure, shopping, festivals, and famous artists of Rome in 143 A.D.

Author : Lionel Casson
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 27,10 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801859922

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In Everyday Life in Ancient Rome, Lionel Casson offers a lively introduction to the society of the times. Instead of following the standard procedure of social history, he presents a series of vignettes focusing on the "ways of life" of various members of that society, from the slave to the emperor. The book opens with a description of the historical context and includes examination of topics such as the family, religion, urban and rural life, and leisure activities. This revised edition of Casson's engaging work, originally published in 1975 as Daily Life in Ancient Rome, includes two new chapters as well as full documentation of the sources.

Author : Paul R. Wonning
Publisher : Mossy Feet Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 39,85 MB
Release : 2020-03-25
Category : History
ISBN :

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Agriculture and Gardening History Gardening and agriculture are important pillars of our culture. Short History of Gardening and Agriculture relates the story of agriculture from Neolithic times until the emergence of modern agriculture. Neolithic Revolution During the Neolithic Revolution that began around the end of the last Ice Age, about 11,000 years ago. Humans, who had been dependent upon hunting and gathering practices and learn the techniques that would lead to the growing, harvesting and storage of food. This allowed the human population to grow and civilization to stabilize. Native American Agricultural Practices Learn how the Native Americans practiced agriculture in the New World as they practiced the Three Sisters method of farming. Ancient Agriculture The agricultural and farming practices of the Greeks, Romans and Egyptians are also covered in the book. Medieval Agriculture And Farming Readers will learn many of the tools, crops and practices of Medieval farmers. A monthly journal of the life of the medieval farmer is also included. Colonial Agriculture Agriculture was an immediate necessity the early settlers, as the vast distance from the colonies to the home countries made supply from Europe almost impossible. The book covers the planting, harvesting and storage methods of the colonists during the colonial period. Vegetable, Grain and Livestock Crops The book also discusses the major vegetable and grain crops humans rely upon for food. Livestock like chickens, pigs, cattle, goats and sheep are also included. One section each for dogs and cats relates how these much beloved animals began their long association with people. agriculture history, garden history, neolithic revolution, native american agricultural practices, ancient agriculture, colonial agriculture, medieval agriculture and farming,

Author : Amelie von Zumbusch
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 38,72 MB
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1477710302

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The success of the Roman economy is to a large degree beholden to its vast empire. While farming was the backbone of the Roman economy, trade played an important role, too. Readers learn about Roman mills, shops, construction, mining, currency, and taxation. Also explored are the roles of women and slaves in the Roman economy. Highly informative, with a wealth of primary source images.