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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 1
- 1 Proxies for Economic Performance in the Roman Empire 8
- 2 Pliny’s Purpose, Audience, and Method 32
- 3 Parens Natura and Smithian Growth 48
- 4 Innovation and Economic Growth in the Natural History 60
- 5 Pliny’s Economic Observations and Reasoning 84
- 6 “Utility” and the Afterlife of the Natural History 114
- Conclusion 133
- Latin Texts 139
- Notes 149
- Bibliography 177
- Index 191
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 1
- 1 Proxies for Economic Performance in the Roman Empire 8
- 2 Pliny’s Purpose, Audience, and Method 32
- 3 Parens Natura and Smithian Growth 48
- 4 Innovation and Economic Growth in the Natural History 60
- 5 Pliny’s Economic Observations and Reasoning 84
- 6 “Utility” and the Afterlife of the Natural History 114
- Conclusion 133
- Latin Texts 139
- Notes 149
- Bibliography 177
- Index 191