Löhne, Preise, Werte: Quellen zur römischen Geldwirtschaft - Hardcover

This volume presents an anthology of over 850 extracts and quotations from ancient sources which throw light on the day-to-day workings of the economy across the Roman world. Presented in the original Greek or Latin, with German translations, the extracts are taken from histories and other literary texts as well as inscriptions. They are arranged by topic and throw light on the role of money in the lives of people at all levels of society, both in Rome and at the limits of empire.