Tabernae were ubiquitous in all Roman cities, lining the busiest streets and dominating their
most crowded intersections in numbers far exceeding those of any other form of building …

This book offers the first comprehensive study of economic conditions and economic life in
Roman cities during the late Republic and early Empire. By employing a sophisticated …

Abstract Objective Skeletal populations from Byblos, Beirut, and Tyre were studied to assess
mechanical stress along the Roman Phoenician coast. Materials The sample included 153 …

Recent empirical studies on the division of labor in modern cities indicate a complex web of
relationships between sectoral specialization of cities and their productivity on one hand and …

Romans rewarded skill in material terms, and wage data reflects this. This study develops a
method for understanding the return on skilling in the Roman period, starting from internal …

Work and labour are fundamental to an understanding of Roman society. In a world where
reliable information was scarce and economic insecurity loomed large, social structures and …

In historic and prehistoric populations, the sex ratio can often only be determined based on
bioarchaeological analyses of cemeteries. In this context, a so-called female deficit has …

Archaeobotanical investigations at the site of Ona Adi in Tigrai were conducted during the
2013–2015 field seasons within the framework of the Eastern Tigrai Archaeological Project …

Dolia were the largest type of pottery in the ancient world, capable of holding hundreds to as
much as three thousand liters. Their shape and size facilitated wine fermentation, and also …

This textbook provides comprehensive coverage of the political, military, and social history of
ancient Rome from the earliest days of the Republic to its collapse and the subsequent …