Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. Manpower
6. Chapter One Roman Manpower 23
7. Chapter Two Rival Manpower 59
8. Part II. Finance
9. Chapter Three Roman Finance 109
10. Chapter Four Rival Finance 139
11. Conclusions 169
12. Appendix: A Note on Ancient Demography 189
13. Notes 191
14. Bibliography 224
15. Index 243