Wealth, office and rank in Roman Italy / Bart Danon.

Author/creator Danon, Bart author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Copyright Date©2025
Descriptionxvi, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Wealthy Italy -- Developments in the early imperial Italian economy -- Reconstructing historical wealth distributions -- Wealth and political office at Pompeii -- The heterogeneity of the Italian Civitates -- The Italian curial councils -- Italian households with curial wealth -- Wealth inequality among Italian elites -- The Italian wealth distribution -- Competition for senatorial positions -- Timocracy, wealth and resilience -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix A: Dataset: Pompeian residences -- Appendix B: Dataset: Alimenta pledges -- Appendix C: Dataset: Ostian burial plots.
Abstract "This book dismantles the simplistic equation of wealth, political power and social rank in the Roman Empire. Historians will appreciate the innovative approach, which combines economic modelling with archaeological and epigraphic evidence, and the fresh perspectives on the complexities of wealth and power in ancient Rome"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formebook version : 9781009496933
LCCN 2025015017
ISBN9781009496964
ISBN1009496964 hardcover
ISBN9781009496957 paperback
ISBN1009496956 paperback
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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