Approaches To Quantifying The Roman Economy

The first OXREP conference took place on Wednesday, September 27th, 2006 in the Headly Lecture Theatre (Ashmolean Museum). The conference focused on the general theme of quantifying approaches to the study of the Roman economy. Speakers and respondents included Robert Allen, Roger Bagnall, Alan Bowman, Lisa Fentress, Chris Howgego, William Harris, David Mattingly, Matthew Ponting, Dominic Rathbone, Chris Wickham and Andrew Wilson.
 

Programme

 

09:00
Alan Bowman and Andrew Wilson

Growth, Integration, Decline?

09.30
Elio Lo Cascio

Urbanisation as a proxy of demographic and economic growth

  Respondent: Roger Bagnall
10:30 Tea & Coffee
11:00
Lisa Fentress

Peopling the countryside: Roman demography in the Albegna Valley and Jerba

  Respondent: David Mattingly
12:00
Alan Bowman

Quantifying Egyptian Agriculture

  Respondent: Chris Wickham
13:00 Lunch
14:00
Andrew Wilson

Approaches to quantifying Roman trade

  Respondent: William Harris
15:00
Dominic Rathbone
Earnings and costs: living standards and the Roman economy
  Respondent: Bob Allen
16:00 Tea & Coffee
16:30
Matthew Ponting

Roman silver coinage: mints, metallurgy, and production

  Respondent: Chris Howgego
17:30 Closing remarks
18:00 Drinks

 

 

 

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