Risk is everywhere in the modern world. The Roman world was no different but its solutions were very different.

The first full-length study of famine in antiquity. The study provides detailed case studies of Athens and Rome, the best known states of antiquity, but also il

Explores the ever-present experiences of risk that characterized the daily existence of individuals, communities, and societies in the late Roman world Living w

Roman Disasters looks at how the Romans coped with, thought about, and used disasters for their own ends. Rome has been famous throughout history for its great

Investment in capital, both physical and financial, and innovation in its uses are often considered the linchpin of modern economic growth, while credit and cre