Land transport in Roman Egypt [electronic resource] : a study of economics and administration in a Roman province / Colin Adams.

By: Adams, C. E. P. (Colin E. P.)Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford classical monographsPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: xiv, 331 p. : mapsSubject(s): Transportation -- Egypt -- History | Egypt -- Economic conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 388.0932/09015 LOC classification: HE161 | .A33 2007Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction : transport and the economy of the Roman world -- The geography, topography and land transport networks of Egypt -- Transport animals and wagons -- Animal use and maintenance -- Animal trade and ownership -- State control of animal ownership -- Animal requisition -- State grain transport -- Deserts and military supply -- Trade and transport -- Transport and the land economy -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-314) and index.

Introduction : transport and the economy of the Roman world -- The geography, topography and land transport networks of Egypt -- Transport animals and wagons -- Animal use and maintenance -- Animal trade and ownership -- State control of animal ownership -- Animal requisition -- State grain transport -- Deserts and military supply -- Trade and transport -- Transport and the land economy -- Conclusion.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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