The Social & Economic History of the Roman Empire
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781597401142 (1597401145)
Publish date: January 1st 2001
Publisher: ACLS History E-Book Project
Pages no: 320
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...