Classical Studies : Economic Issues :
a guide to library resources
Contents:
Starting points |Finding books| Finding journal articles etc. | Primary sources
STARTING POINTS
The following is a selection of overviews on ancient economic topics
Ancient economy (updated ed. 1999) [print]
[Finley's classic work on the economic history of classical antiquity]
Ancient economy (2002) [print]
[A collection of studies which provides a variety of thematic and methodological approaches to the study of economic processes in the ancient world]
Economic survey of ancient Rome (6 volumes, 1933-1940) [print]
[Covers: Rome and Italy of the Republic.--Roman Egypt to the reign of Diocletian.-- Roman Britain.-- Roman Spain.--Roman Sicily.--To Gaule Romaine.--Roman Africa.--Roman Syria.--Roman Greece.--Roman Asia.-- Rome and Italy of the empire]
Hellenistic economies (2001) [print]
[A new debate into the economy of the Hellenistic world post Rostovtzeff]
Oxford Roman economy project [web access]
[A research project which focuses on the major economic activities underpinning the economy of the Roman Empire. The web site describes the project and includes access to working papers and bibliographies]
Recent literature on ancient Greek economic thought (1979) [electronic]
[Discussion of contrasting approaches to economic thought in ancient Greece & in modern times, beginning in the 18th century. Published in vol. 17.1 (1979) of the Journal of Economic Literature]
Social and economic history of the Hellenistic world (3 vols, 1941) [print]
[Rostovtzeff's monumental survey of the economic and social history of the Hellenistic world]
Social and economic history of the Roman empire (2nd ed. 1957) [print & electronic]
[First published in 1926, Rostovtzeff's monumental survey of the economic and social history of the Roman Empire]
Trade in classical antiquity (2007) [print]
[Provides a comprehensive treatment of the role of trade in classical antiquity]
FINDING BOOKS USING THE LIBRARY CATALOGUE
Books can be found by searching the library catalogue. The following are terms which can be browsed using the Subject Heading option:
Commerce history to 500
Economic history to 500
Greece Commerce
Rome Commerce
Greece Economic conditions
Rome Economic conditions
Food supply History
Food supply Greece
Food supply Rome
Roads Roman
Or construct your own keyword searches. Here are some examples:
topic: the role of transport in the Roman World
suggested search: transport and rome and history
topic: trade routes in the Roman World
suggested search:"trade routes" and rome
topic: the conduct of business in the ancient world
suggested search: (business or commerce) and ancient
Click here if you need help with constructing searches using techniques such as truncation and Boolean operators
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES USING DATABASES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES
For most topics the databases listed in the Databases for Classics guide should be sufficient, but those researchers needing to undertake a more comprehensive literature search should note the following additional sources:
L'Annee philologique [print]
[The premier index for Classics - if it's unfamiliar, read this description before attempting to use it. See especially Section V.C : Economie et Societe in each annual printed volume for topics in economics]
Business Source Elite (Ebsco) [electronic]
[This database includes coverage of the history of economic thought]
Bibliography of the Late Antique Economy in the Eastern Roman Empire [web access]
[Compiled by Steve Balestra et al April, 2001]
PRIMARY SOURCES
The following provide translations of primary sources relevant to the ancient economy
Athenian financial documents of the fifth century (1932) [print]
[Coverage is from 445BC to the end of the Peloponnesian War]
Epigraphica (3 vols, 1964-1976) [print]
[Consists of: Texts on the economic history of the Greek world.- - Texts on the social history of the Greek world.- - Texts on bankers, banking and credit in the Greek world]
Trade, transport and society in the ancient world : a sourcebook (1992) [print]
[Introduction to the nature of trade and transport in antiquity through a selection of translated sources]
Click on the following catalogue links for more primary sources for Greece and Rome
This page is maintained by Jennifer Osborn
Last update: 27 November 2007
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