André Tchernia
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- November 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198723714
- eISBN:
- 9780191829376
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198723714.003.0006
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, European History: BCE to 500CE
This chapter analyses the diversity of trade in the Roman Empire. A wide range of business was conducted during this period, from the hawkers who peddled their wares by land and sea to larger ...
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This chapter analyses the diversity of trade in the Roman Empire. A wide range of business was conducted during this period, from the hawkers who peddled their wares by land and sea to larger ventures involving the mass transport of goods over long distances, which required harbours, warehouses, roads, and networks of traders. As Rome began to profit from its conquests and expand into an outsized super-city, the conduct of the market shifted to accommodate the demands of a growing population. The commercial flow of goods during Republican and Imperial times is contrasted: in the former cross-cultural trade was the model, in the latter Rome and the armies were the essential motors. The author concludes that trade in the Roman world cannot be described by a single model and that an examination of the competitive spirit in the mindset of Roman traders would be fruitful.Less
This chapter analyses the diversity of trade in the Roman Empire. A wide range of business was conducted during this period, from the hawkers who peddled their wares by land and sea to larger ventures involving the mass transport of goods over long distances, which required harbours, warehouses, roads, and networks of traders. As Rome began to profit from its conquests and expand into an outsized super-city, the conduct of the market shifted to accommodate the demands of a growing population. The commercial flow of goods during Republican and Imperial times is contrasted: in the former cross-cultural trade was the model, in the latter Rome and the armies were the essential motors. The author concludes that trade in the Roman world cannot be described by a single model and that an examination of the competitive spirit in the mindset of Roman traders would be fruitful.
Cathy Curtis
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- July 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780190908812
- eISBN:
- 9780190908843
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190908812.003.0001
- Subject:
- Literature, Film, Media, and Cultural Studies
Born in 1922 in Richmond, Virginia, Nell Blaine was a rebellious only child, a loner fussed over by her mother. Her early years were plagued by serious vision problems, finally corrected in her ...
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Born in 1922 in Richmond, Virginia, Nell Blaine was a rebellious only child, a loner fussed over by her mother. Her early years were plagued by serious vision problems, finally corrected in her teens. She was active in extracurricular clubs in both high school and college, where she encountered avant-garde art for the first time. Although she had to drop out of college after two years for financial reasons, she took an evening class in painting that helped her connect with new ideas in art. Meanwhile, she worked at an advertising agency, gaining experience that would stand her in good stead years later when she needed to earn a living. At age twenty, she left for Manhattan, ignoring the pleas and threats of her mother.Less
Born in 1922 in Richmond, Virginia, Nell Blaine was a rebellious only child, a loner fussed over by her mother. Her early years were plagued by serious vision problems, finally corrected in her teens. She was active in extracurricular clubs in both high school and college, where she encountered avant-garde art for the first time. Although she had to drop out of college after two years for financial reasons, she took an evening class in painting that helped her connect with new ideas in art. Meanwhile, she worked at an advertising agency, gaining experience that would stand her in good stead years later when she needed to earn a living. At age twenty, she left for Manhattan, ignoring the pleas and threats of her mother.
