The economic integration of Roman Italy : : rural communities in a globalizing world / / edited by T.C.A. de Haas, G.W. Tol.

• TeilnehmendeR: Haas, Tymon C. A. de, 1979-; Tol, Gijs Willem.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2017]
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 404.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (532 pages) :; illustrations (some color), maps.

Over the past decades, archaeological field surveys and excavations have greatly enriched our knowledge of the Roman countryside Drawing on such new data, the volume The Economic Integration of Roman Italy , edited by Tymon de Haas and Gijs Tol, presents a series of papers that explore the changes Rome’s territorial and economic expansion brought about in the countryside of the Italian peninsula. By drawing on a variety of source materials (e.g. pottery, settlement patterns, environmental data), they shed light on the complexity of rural settlement and economies on the local, regional and supra-regional scales. As such, the volume contributes to a re-assessment of Roman economic history in light of concepts such as globalisation, integration, economic performance and growth.

Table of Contents

Front Matter / T.C.A. de Haas and G.W. Tol -- Introduction / Gijs Tol and Tymon de Haas -- The Benefits of Market Integration: Five Centuries of Prosperity in Roman Italy / Willem Jongman -- The Global Roman Countryside: Connectivity and Community / Robert Witcher -- The Geography of Roman Italy and Its Implications for the Development of Rural Economies / Tymon de Haas -- Something Old, Something New: Social and Economic Developments in the Countryside of Roman Italy between Republic and Empire / Alessandro Launaro -- The Diversification and Intensification of Italian Agriculture: The Complementary Roles of the Small and Wealthy Farmer / Geoffrey Kron -- Modelling Crop-Selection in Roman Italy. The Economics of Agricultural Decision Making in a Globalizing Economy / Frits Heinrich -- Peasant Agricultural Strategies in Southern Tuscany: Convertible Agriculture and the Importance of Pasture / Kim Bowes , Anna Maria Mercuri , Eleonora Rattigheri , Rossella Rinaldi , Antonia Arnoldus-Huyzendveld , Mariaelena Ghisleni , Cam Grey , Michael MacKinnon and Emanuele Vaccaro -- Issues in the Study of Rural Craft Production in Roman Italy / J. Theodore Peña -- Italic Sigillata Production and Trade in Rural Central Italy: New Data from the Project ‘Excavating the Roman Peasant’ / Emanuele Vaccaro , Claudio Capelli and Mariaelena Ghisleni -- Crafts and Trade in Minor Settlements in North and Central Italy: Reflections on an Ongoing Research Project / Sara Santoro -- Wine and Amphorae in Campania in the Hellenistic Age: The Case of Ischia / Gloria Olcese -- Rural, Urban and Suburban Communities and Their Economic Interconnectivity in Coastal North Etruria (2nd Century BC–2nd Century AD) / Marinella Pasquinucci and Simonetta Menchelli -- The Role of Overseas Export and Local Consumption Demand in the Development of Viticulture in Central-Adriatic Italy (200 BC–AD 150). The Case of the Ager Potentinus and the Wider Potenza Valley / Dimitri Van Limbergen , Patrick Monsieur and Frank Vermeulen -- From Surface Find to Consumption Trend: A Ceramic Perspective on the Economic History of the Pontine Region (Lazio, Central Italy) in the Roman Period / Gijs Tol -- Wood and Charcoal for Rome: Towards an Understanding of Ancient Regional Fuel Economics / Robyn Veal -- Where Were the Coins We Find Actually Used? / Michael Crawford -- Roman Economic Practice across Time and Space: An Outside Perspective / Gary M. Feinman -- Landscape Archaeology in Italy: Past Questions, Current State and Future Directions / Peter Attema -- Bibliography / T.C.A. de Haas and G.W. Tol -- Index / T.C.A. de Haas and G.W. Tol.