[Key Themes in Ancient History 01] • Trade in Classical Antiquity (Key Themes in Ancient History) First Edition( Paperback ) by Morley, Neville Published by Cambridge University Press

[Key Themes in Ancient History 01] • Trade in Classical Antiquity (Key Themes in Ancient History) First Edition( Paperback ) by Morley, Neville Published by Cambridge University Press
Authors
Morley, Neville
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Tags
history
ISBN
9780521374651
Date
1992-11-27T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.28 MB
Lang
en
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The chief purpose of this book is to show how burials may be used as a uniquely informative source for Greek and Roman social history. Burials permit a far wider range of inference and insight than the literary texts produced by and for a narrow social elite, and by studying them in depth Dr. Morris is able to offer new interpretations of social change in Graeco-Roman antiquity. The major interdisciplinary importance of the book lies in its attempt to break down barriers between archaeologists and historians of different societies and cultures.