Städtische Wirtschaftspolitik im hellenistisch-römischen Kleinasien? Zur Funktion der Emporia

Ruffing, Kai

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“…Note that there are additionally perhaps 100,000 inscriptions from Roman times in Greek and other local languages in the eastern Mediterranean area (Beltrán Lloris, 2015), many of which can be accessed through the Packard Humanities Institute Greek Inscriptions database (more than 200,000 inscriptions). Occupational titles in Greek inscriptions from the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire, together with contemporaneous Greek papyri from Egypt, have been analysed for crafts and trade by Ruffing (2008).…”

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“…It should be noted that no less than 74 out of 86 of the classical Athens occupations in Major Group 5 are sales workers, dominated by numerous specialized retailers of agricultural products. Still in the Eastern Roman Empire, the number of occupational titles for traders was dominated by those who sold food, followed by textiles (Ruffing, 2008, p. 125). The major issue when allocating occupations to Group 5 is that in many cases, it is challenging to decide whether a specific term denotes a craft or a trade, just as mentioned by Lewis (2020); craftsmen would sell their products in their shops (Ruffing, 2016).…”

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“…Furthermore, they mentioned that account should also be taken of public administration, transport and storage, childcare and catering. It is only recently, however, that the division of labour in Roman cities has been studied more closely and quantitatively (Groen-Vallinga, 2022;Kaše et al, 2022;Ruffing, 2008;Varga, 2020).…”

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

Bröchner

2023

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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.

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

Bröchner

2023

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“…Understanding the diversity inherent across regional patterns of economic integration provides a better understanding of not only the particulars of local and regional economies, but those of the Roman world as whole. 15 E.g., Wilson 2002;Ruffing 2008;Wilson 2008;Hawkins 2016;Rice 2016a;Ruffing 2016;Stewart et al 2020. 16 For recent studies involving rural agricultural specialization, see de Haas 2017; Heinrich 2017; Pasquinucci and Menchelli 2017;Martín i Oliveras and Calvo 2019;Talloen and Poblome 2019;Groot 2020;Van Limbergen 2020.…”

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Comparative advantage, specialized viticulture, and the economic development of Gallia Narbonensis

Rice

2023

J. Roman Archaeol.

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This paper explores the processes of specialized viticulture in the province of Gallia Narbonensis over the first three centuries CE and brings this evidence to bear on broader economic questions, particularly as they relate to the effects of connectivity and globalization on Roman economic development. Evidence from small farms to sprawling villas suggests that specialized production stretched across multiple strata of society in Narbonensis, from so-called peasants to the wealthiest elites. The existence of specialized agricultural production at the scale documented in Narbonensis required significant demand, well-connected and integrated markets, sustained trade, and an awareness of these economic factors by the residents of the province. The evidence presented here demonstrates that the residents of Narbonensis recognized that they were part of an economic environment in which high levels of connectivity and integrated markets allowed them to pursue more profitable production strategies and that they pursued these opportunities.

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Städtische Wirtschaftspolitik im hellenistisch-römischen Kleinasien? Zur Funktion der Emporia

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

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

Comparative advantage, specialized viticulture, and the economic development of Gallia Narbonensis

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