Table of Contents

Abbreviations Map Introduction Part I 1. A Mediterranean Empire 2. Government without Bureaucracy Part II 3. An Underdeveloped Economy 4. The Land 5. Supplying the Roman Empire Part III 6. The Social Hierarchy 7. Family and Household 8. Social Relations Part IV 9. Religion 10. Culture Conclusion Bibliography List of Emperors Index

About the Author

Peter Garnsey is a Fellow fo the Jesus College, Cambridge. Richard Saller is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of History at the University of Chicago.