The Origins of the Roman Economy Book contents
- The Origins of the Roman Economy
- The Origins of the Roman Economy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- One Introduction
- Two Notes on the Geographical Context of Early Rome
- Three The Beginnings of a Longue Durée
- Four The Early Iron Age (Latial Phases II and III)
- Five A Settlement Unlike Others
- Six Latial Phase IV (730–580 BC)
- Seven Latial Phase IVA (730–640 BC)
- Eight Latial Phase IVB (640–580 BC)
- Nine The Archaic Phase (580–500 BC)
- Ten Modelling Demography and Consumption
- Eleven Places and Institutions in the Archaic Roman Economy
- Twelve The Economics of the Early Calendar
- Thirteen The Early Latins Overseas
- Fourteen The Fifth Century BC
- Fifteen Crisis and Opportunities in the Fifth Century BC
- Sixteen The Fourth Century BC
- Seventeen Fourth-Century Transformations and the End of the Archaic Economy
- Eighteen Epilogue
- Book part
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Three - The Beginnings of a Longue Durée
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 February 2021
- The Origins of the Roman Economy
- The Origins of the Roman Economy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- One Introduction
- Two Notes on the Geographical Context of Early Rome
- Three The Beginnings of a Longue Durée
- Four The Early Iron Age (Latial Phases II and III)
- Five A Settlement Unlike Others
- Six Latial Phase IV (730–580 BC)
- Seven Latial Phase IVA (730–640 BC)
- Eight Latial Phase IVB (640–580 BC)
- Nine The Archaic Phase (580–500 BC)
- Ten Modelling Demography and Consumption
- Eleven Places and Institutions in the Archaic Roman Economy
- Twelve The Economics of the Early Calendar
- Thirteen The Early Latins Overseas
- Fourteen The Fifth Century BC
- Fifteen Crisis and Opportunities in the Fifth Century BC
- Sixteen The Fourth Century BC
- Seventeen Fourth-Century Transformations and the End of the Archaic Economy
- Eighteen Epilogue
- Book part
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The site of Rome was settled from the mid-Palaeolithic onward, as shown by lithic instruments from this period found in two contexts on the Palatine, as well as in the Esquiline area. Thereafter, there is a large body of evidence for settlement from the Neolithic onward, when we have the earliest signs of permanent settlement and an agricultural economy. In fact, the area of the modern province of Rome, corresponding to 5,352 km, has revealed evidence of no fewer than 103 Neolithic sites. The majority of these are situated on the fertile tufa soil of the Sabatine and Alban volcanoes, near to streams, rivers and ancient lakes. Worthy of note is the continuity of settlement at the future site of Rome, as shown by the evidence of mid-Neolithic pottery from the northern Palatine slope.
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- The Origins of the Roman EconomyFrom the Iron Age to the Early Republic in a Mediterranean Perspective, pp. 24 - 36Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020