Paul Erdkamp illustrates how entitlement to food in Roman society was dependent on relations with the emperor, his representatives and the landowning aristocracy, and local rulers controlling the towns and hinterlands He assesses the response of the Roman authorities to weaknesses in the grain market and looks at the implications of the failure оехяс of local harvests By examining the subject from a contemporary perspective, this book will appeal not only to historians of ancient economies, but to all concerned with the economy of grain markets, a subject which still resonates today.  Bibelot2005 г Твердый переплет, 372 стр ISBN 0521838789.