This landmark study moves the debate on from Moses Finley's seminal work on the ancient economy and discusses new evidence and approaches to the subject. It will be an indispensable resource for those interested in the classical economy.

David J. Mattingly, John Salmon

1: Introduction; 1: The Productive Past; 2: Modelling the Ancient Economy; 2: Productive to Some Purpose?; 3: Regional Productions in Early Roman Gaul; 4: Leptiminus (Tunisia); 5: The Fourth Factor; 3: Extraction; 6: Making Money in Classical Athens; 7: Stone Quarrying in the Eastern Desert with Particular Reference to Mons Claudianus and Mons Porphyrites; 8: Who Bore the Burden?; 4: Construction; 9: Temples the Measures of Men; 10: Rebuilding a Temple; 11: Bricks and Mortar; 5: Textile Production; 12: Timgad and Textile Production; 13: The Gallo-Roman Woollen Industry and the Great Debate