Die Wirtschaft des Römischen Reiches (1.-3. Jahrhundert)

Drexhage, Hans-Joachim; Konen, Heinrich; Ruffing, Kai

doi:10.1515/9783050077215

Cited by 100 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The route by which the lead ingots were transported from the deposits in Macedonia to the accident site of the ship cannot be determined with certainty. Because of the cheaper and faster sea transport compared to land transport, preference might have been given to shipping the lead ingots through the Aegean Sea (compare Drexhage et al 2002).…”

Section: The Presumed Transport Routementioning

confidence: 99%

Roman lead ingots from Macedonia—the Augustan shipwreck of Comacchio (prov. Ferrara, Italy) and the reinterpretation of its lead ingots’ provenance deduced from lead isotope analysis

Bode

Hanel

Rothenhöfer

2021

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A shipwreck of the 3rd/2nd decade BC found near Comacchio (prov. Ferrara, Italy) in 1980 contained not only well-preserved technical equipment and commercial goods but also 102 Roman lead ingots. Since then, the origin of the ingots has been intensively discussed. Domergue et al. (2012) connected the epigraphic elements with lead isotope analyses and favored the southeastern Spanish lead ore mines being the source of the lead metal. An origin from the Balkan region (Illyricum) was favored by Dušanić (2008). Due to our investigations, both assumptions cannot be maintained. We present a new interpretation of the lead’s isotope signature which best match data of ore deposits from Chalkidiki, Thasos island, and Pangaion mountains in the northern Aegean region.

show abstract

Section: The Presumed Transport Routementioning

confidence: 99%

Roman lead ingots from Macedonia—the Augustan shipwreck of Comacchio (prov. Ferrara, Italy) and the reinterpretation of its lead ingots’ provenance deduced from lead isotope analysis

Bode

Hanel

Rothenhöfer

2021

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…42 It is also conceivable that an epidemic depressed the coin supply by reducing the recovery rate of hoards: Zelener ibid. 43 Compare the telling slippage between the following statements in Drexhage, Konen and Ruffing 2002: 'sind Behauptungen, eine etwa 25%ige Feingehaltsreduktion ziehe eine entsprechende Inflation nach sich, falsch' (305), and 'Der Wert der Währung ruhte in erster Linie auf dem Vertrauen der Bevölkerung' (200). The first statement is correct, the second a complete non sequitur.…”

Section: Coin Valuation In Early Chinaunclassified

Coin Quality, Coin Quantity, and Coin Value in Early China and the Roman World

Scheidel

2010

SSRN Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…In classical Athens only, a great number of occupations have been identified (Harris, 2002;Lewis, 2020), and it appears that more than 100 of these are related to the service sector. A broad overview of city services in the Roman Empire was offered by Drexhage et al (2002), who highlighted banking, entertainment, prostitution, education and the medical and legal professions. Furthermore, they mentioned that account should also be taken of public administration, transport and storage, childcare and catering.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The service sector in the classical world: focus on entertainment and well-being

Bröchner

2023

IJQSS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose Predicting effects of artificial intelligence on service occupations can be supported by a long historical perspective. Historical databases and archaeology help reconstructing the service sector in ancient societies. Here, the purpose of this paper is to analyse occupational specialization within services in cities of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, as well as how the service sector is reflected in architectural remains, to identify differences and similarities with today’s Europe. Design/methodology/approach Occupational titles are traced in epigraphical and literary sources, sorted according to ISCO-08. Secondary sources are used for the architectural evidence of service activities, as well as for the role of contests and entertainment in antiquity. Findings Compared to current European service employment, professionals were fewer in classical Athens and imperial Rome, which had a greater proportion of specialized salespersons. There were few office buildings and no civic hospitals, but heavy investment in facilities for entertainment and well-being. Quality assessments for goods were little developed; contests for cultural and sports activities assessed entertainment service quality. Research limitations/implications This study covers two periods in classical antiquity and is restricted to Mediterranean cultures, although findings may help understanding the service sector in poor countries with informal employment. Originality/value While particular services provided in ancient cities have been studied, there has been no broad comparative overview of their service occupations. Services in earlier societies with primitive information and communication technologies can provide clues for current developments.

show abstract

Die Wirtschaft des Römischen Reiches (1.-3. Jahrhundert)

Cited by 100 publications

References 0 publications

Roman lead ingots from Macedonia—the Augustan shipwreck of Comacchio (prov. Ferrara, Italy) and the reinterpretation of its lead ingots’ provenance deduced from lead isotope analysis

Roman lead ingots from Macedonia—the Augustan shipwreck of Comacchio (prov. Ferrara, Italy) and the reinterpretation of its lead ingots’ provenance deduced from lead isotope analysis

Coin Quality, Coin Quantity, and Coin Value in Early China and the Roman World

The service sector in the classical world: focus on entertainment and well-being

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About