The Sacred Bonds of Commerce : Religion, Economy, and Trade Society at Hellenistic Roman Delos /

This study analyzes the religious mentality, commercial practices, and social composition of Roman trade society at the celebrated Hellenistic Greek, Roman Republican emporium of Delos, 166-87 B.C. The remains of this site date largely to the late second and early first centuries B.C., when Delos wa...

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Main Author: Rauh, N.K. (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1993.

Series: Classical Studies - Book Archive pre-2000.

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Call Number: DF261.D3

Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Table of Plans /
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  • Table of Figures /
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  • Preface /
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  • Introduction /
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  • Chapter One: "Hellenistic Roman Delos: The Creation of a Mediterranean Emporium, 166-87 B.C." /
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  • Chapter Two: Secular and Religious Commercial Structures in the emporium at Delos. /
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  • Chapter Three: Gods, Oaths, and Contracts
  • the Use of Oaths in Commerce. /
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  • Chapter Four: The Religious Mentality of the Roman Merchant /
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  • Chapter Five: Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous (the Domestic Remains of the Roman Slavetraders at Delos). /
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  • Chapter Six: Finance within the collegia. /
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  • Chapter Seven: Delian Society and the Italian Agora /
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  • Conclusion /
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  • Back Matter
  • Bibliography /
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  • Index /
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