Imperial Mines and Quarries in the Roman World: Organizational Aspects 27 BC - AD 235

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.


Author: Alfred Michael Hirt
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 05/20/2010
Pages: 551
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.40lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780199572878

About the Author

Alfred Michael Hirt is a researcher at the University of Zurich, and visiting scholar, Cambridge University.

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