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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