Bücher von Neville (University of Bristol) Morley

This 2007 book explores the long-disputed role of trade in classical antiquity. It examines how trade underpinned Athenian and Roman power by supplying cities, armies and the dominant elite. It also provides a new perspective on the significance of ancient trade by exploring its ecological and cultural implications.

This book studies the growth of the city of Rome and the effects of its demands for food and migrants on the economy of Italy. It questions the idea that all great cities were parasites on the societies that supported them, and reappraises not only the traditional view of Rome as a consumer city but also the history of Italy in the late Republic and early Principate.