The Roman Economy The Oxford Roman Economy Project is a research project based in the Faculty of Classics, at the University of Oxford. The project, led by Prof.
Alan Bowman and Prof. Andrew Wilson, was originally funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council for the period from October 2005 to end September 2010, but additional funding from Baron Lorne Thyssen through the Augustus Foundation now allows it to continue until the end of 2017. The research programme addresses the fundamentals of the Roman imperial economy and analyses all major economic
14/09/2022
Published today: Simulating Roman Economies
Simulating Roman Economies The use of formal modelling and computational simulation in studies of the Roman economy has become more common over the last decade. But detailed critical evaluations of this innovative approach are still missing and much needed.
22/08/2019
Now published in paperback:
Ben Russell, The Economics of the Roman Stone Trade (Oxford Studies on the Roman Economy). Oxford.
30/10/2018
Now published in paperback:
The Roman Agricultural Economy: Organization, Investment, and Production.
30% discount on direct orders using the code on this flyer:
11/10/2018
Settlement, Urbanization, and Population is published in paperback today!
30% discount on online orders direct from OUP:
09/08/2018
30% discount on some recent(ish) titles in the Oxford Studies on the Roman Economy series!
30% off selected volumes in the series Oxford Studies in the Roman Economy!
09/08/2018
30% off selected volumes in the series Oxford Studies in the Roman Economy!
17/07/2018
OxREP now has a new website!
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22/05/2018
For those of you at the International Congress of Classical Archaeology in Cologne/Bonn this week... Conference Bingo!
14/05/2018
Our new study on ancient lead pollution is now out, including striking evidence for the impact of the Antonine Plague:
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/05/08/1721818115
and the Independent and the NYT are already on the case:
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/lead-pollution-arctic-ancient-civilisations-roman-greek-middle-ages-greenland-a8351056.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/science/ice-core-lead-roman-empire.html
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20/11/2017
There is now a 50% reduction on books in the Oxford Studies in the Roman Economy series.
A perfect time to get a copy of our new volume.
Oxford Studies on the Roman Economy - Oxford University Press This innovative monograph series reflects a vigorous revival of interest in the ancient economy, focusing on the Mediterranean world under Roman rule (c.100