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Imperial Mines and Quarries in the Roman World

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Imperial Mines and Quarries in the Roman World Synopsis

The control over marble and metal resources was of major importance to the Roman Empire. The emperor's freedmen and slaves, officers and soldiers of the Roman army, equestrian officials, as well as convicts and free labour were seconded to mines and quarries throughout Rome's vast realm. Alfred Hirt's comprehensive study defines the organizational outlines and the internal structures of the mining and quarrying ventures under imperial control. The themes addressed include: challenges faced by those in charge of these extractive operations; the key figures, their subaltern personnel and their respective responsibilities; the role of the Roman army; the use of civilian partners in quarrying or mining ventures; and the position of the quarrying or mining organizations within the framework of the imperial administration.

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ISBN: 9780199572878
Publication date: 25th March 2010
Author: Alfred Michael Researcher, University of Zurich, and visiting scholar, Cambridge University Hirt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 568 pages
Series: Oxford Classical Monographs
Genres: Ancient history