The Social & Economic History of the Roman Empire (Academic Monograph Reprint)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780198142317 (0198142315)
Publish date: March 26th 1963
Publisher: Oxford University Press Reprints distributed by Sa
Pages no: 890
Edition language: English
vol. 2 contains the plates and notes (which are integral to the narrative)
Reading Braudel has reminded me of this stunning book -- both granular in its analysis of material life, and with a narrative arc (the catastrophe of the 3rd cen. AD) that is simply stunning. Anyone interested in history or in the ancient world should read this book... even though Rostovtzeff's the...