Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Economics and Ancient History 1
5. Part I: Prices
6. Introduction: Data and Hypothesis Tests 27
7. 2. Wheat Prices and Trade in the Early Roman Empire 29
8. 3. Price Behavior in Hellenistic Babylon 53
9. Appendix to Chapter 3 66
10. 4. Price Behavior in the Roman Empire 70
11. Part II: Markets in the Roman Empire
12. Introduction: Roman Microeconomics 95
13. 5. The Grain Trade 97
14. 6. The Labor Market 114
15. 7. Land Ownership 139
16. 8. Financial Intermediation 157
17. Part III: The Roman Economy
18. Introduction: Roman Macroeconomics 193
19. 9. Growth Theory for Ancient Economies 195
20. 10. Economic Growth in a Malthusian Empire 220
21. Appendix to Chapter 10 240
22. 11. Per Capita GDP in the Early Roman Empire 243
23. References 263
24. Index 289
25. Backmatter 301