Patterns in the economy of Roman Asia Minor : [conférence, University of Exeter, juin 2002

Asia Minor under Rome was one of the wealthiest and most developed parts of the Empire, but there have been few modern studies of its economics. The twelve papers in this book, by an international team of scholars, work from literary texts, inscriptions, coinage and archaeology. They study the direct impact of Roman rule; the organisation of large agricultural estates; changing patterns of olive production; threats to rural prosperity from pests and the animal world; inter-regional trade in the Black Sea; the significance of civic market buildings; the economic role of temples and sanctuaries; the contribution of private benefactors to civic finances; monetization in the third century AD, and the effect of transitory populations on local economic activity. Introduction: the economy of Roman Asia Minor / Stephen Mitchell and Constantina Katsari Estates in Roman Asia Minor : the case of Kibyratis / Thomas Corsten Boars, bears and bugs : farming in Asia Minor and the protection of men, animals and crops / Johannes Nollé Olive cultivation in the economy of Roman Asia Minor / Stephen Mitchell Across the Black Sea : patterns in maritime exchange on the periphery of Roman Asia Minor / David Braund The origin and development of market buildings in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor / Veli Köse The icing on the cake : benefactors, economics and public buildings in Roman Asia Minor / Arjan Zuiderhoek Central power intervention and the economy of the provinces in the Roman Empire : the case of Pontus and Bithynia / Giovanni Salmeri Sacred revenues in Roman hands : the economic dimension of sanctuaries in western Asia Minor / Beate Dignas Coinage and the economy of Commagene / Margherita Facella Coinage in Roman Pontus and the Paphlagonia : problems of evidence and interpretation / Stanley Ireland The monetization of Roman Asia Minor from Septimius Severus to Gallienus / Constantina Katsari Military supply and the south coast of Anatolia in the third century AD / Hugh Elton Church councils and their impact on the economy of the cities in Roman Asia Minor / Turhan Kaçar Cover Title Page Contents List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. Estates in Roman Asia Minor Epigraphic Appendix 2. Boars, Bears, and Bugs 3. Olive Cultivation in the Economy of Roman Asia Minor 4. Across the Black Sea 5. The Origin and Development of Market-Buildings in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor 6. The Icing on the Cake Appendix 1 Appendix 2 7. Central Power Intervention and the Economy of the Provinces in the Roman Empire 8. Sacred Revenues in Roman Hands 9. The Economy and Coinage of Commagene 10. Coinage in Roman Pontus and Paphlagonia 11. The Monetization of Roman Asia Minor in the Third Century AD 12. Military Supply and the South Coast of Anatolia in the Third Century AD 13. Church Councils and Their Impact on the Economy of the Cities in Asia Minor Index Roman Agriculture : The Systematic Exploitation Of The Land -- Trade And Commodity Exchange -- The Economy Of Cities And Sanctuaries -- The Monetary Economy -- Population Movements And Their Impact On Local Economies. Editors, Stephen Mitchell And Constantina Katsari ; Contributors, David Braund, Thomas Corsten, Beate Dignas... [et Al.]. 'conference On The Economy Of Roman Asia Minor Held At The University Of Exeter In July 2002' (preface And Acknowledgements). Includes Bibliographical References And Index.