Imperial mines and quarries in the Roman world : organizational aspects, 27 BC - AD 235
Alfred Michael Hirt (Author)
The control over marble and metal resources was of major importance to the Roman Empire. Alfred Hirt's comprehensive study defines the organizational outlines and the internal structures of the mining and quarrying ventures under imperial control
xiv, 551 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780199572878, 0199572879
430842419
Geological constraints and organizational implications
Mining and quarrying districts
Imperial officials and extractive operations
The Roman army and imperial extractive operations
Imperial officials and the allocation of responsibilities
Private partners to imperial operations : Occupatores/coloni and conductores
The emperor and imperial extractive operations
Imperial mining and quarrying administration : a conclusion