Bringing in the Sheaves: Economy and Metaphor in the Roman World
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The annual harvesting of cereal crops was one of the most important economic tasks in the Roman Empire. Not only was it urgent and critical for the survival of state and society, it mobilized huge numbers of men and women every year from across the whole face of the Mediterranean. In Bringing in the Sheaves, Brent D. Shaw investigates the ways in which human labour interacted with the instruments of harvesting, what part the workers and their tools...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1442629223
ISBN13:9781442629226
Release Date:April 2015
Publisher:University of Toronto Press
Length:478 Pages
Weight:1.63 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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