How Prosperous were the Romans? Evidence from Diocletian's Price Edict (AD 301)

Quantifying the Roman Economy: Methods and Problems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Allen, Robert C ^a  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Labour; Real wages; Roman Empire; Standard of living; Subsistence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920753194     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199562596.003.0016     Document Type: Chapter

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