the retail trade in the late Republic and the principate /
Claire Holleran.
1st ed.
Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
xii, 304 pages :
illustrations, maps ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-296 and index.
The retail trade and the economy -- Retailers and the wholesale trade -- The form and function of Tabernae -- Markets and fairs -- Street traders, hawkers, and pedlars -- Elite consumption.
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"Shopping in Ancient Rome provides the first comprehensive account of the retail network of this ancient city, an area of commerce that has been largely neglected in previous studies. Given the remarkable concentration of consumers in ancient Rome, the vast majority of which were entirely reliant on the market for survival, a functioning retail trade was vital to the survival of Rome in the late Republic and the Principate. "--Publisher's website.
Retail trade in the late Republic and the principate