Imperial Mines and Quarries in the Roman World

• A comprehensive study of all the evidence for the administration of mines and quarries across the Roman Empire
• Covers important issues such as imperial ownership, the role of the army, and the organization of extraction and production

Readership: Scholars and students of classics; ancient history, especially the history of the Roman Empire; archaeology.

Alfred Michael Hirt, Researcher, University of Zurich, and visiting scholar, Cambridge University

"This book is an impressive piece of scholarship ... He has marshalled together large bodies of evidence, and the care and diligence taken in gathering this information are obvious." - Hannah Friedman, Classical Review

1: Introduction
2: Geological Constraints and Organizational Implications
3: Mining and Quarrying Districts
4: Imperial Officials and Extractive Operations
5: The Roman Army and Imperial Extractive Operations
6: Imperial Officials and the Allocation of Responsibilities
7: Private Partners to Imperial Operations: Occupatores/Coloni and Conductores
8: The Emperor and Imperial Extractive Operations
9: Imperial Mining and Quarrying Administration: A Conclusion