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Taxes and Trade in the Roman Empire (200 B.C.–A.D. 400)

Hopkins, Keith·1980·Journal of Roman Studies
DOI 10.2307/299558
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This essay is speculative and tentative, a preliminary attempt at exploring a broad territory of Roman economic history over a long period. For the sake of clarity, I have canvassed several probabilities in the form of propositions, but the evidence is so sparse that it is difficult to prove that each proposition is right. It is disappointing to confess at the outset that one's case is unproven and that the generalizations advanced are disproportionately large in relation to the supporting evidence. Even so, the experiments made here with both evidence and methods may stimulate others into refuting or reshaping the propositions. And besides, some of the methods can be usefully applied to other problems in Roman history.

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Authors
Hopkins, K.
Affiliations
Brunel University of London (GB)
Corresponding author
Hopkins, Keith
Venue
Journal of Roman Studies
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
1980-11
Volume
70
Pages
101-125
ISSN
  • 0075-4358 (ISSN-L)
  • 1753-528X
DOI
10.2307/299558
OpenAlex
W2140476994
Cited by
939
References
0
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FWCI
6.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 11650 d)
Locations
The Journal of Roman Studies (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Classics › Classical Antiquity Studies
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Historical Economic and Social Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Historical and Literary Studies
Keywords
Roman Empire, taxation, trade, Roman economic history, late antiquity, Roman provinces

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