Bart Danon,
University of Groningen, The Netherlands Dismantling the simplistic equation of wealth, political power and
social rank in the Roman empire, this study presents a new
reconstruction of the distribution of elite wealth in Roman Italy based
on an innovative combination of economic modelling and archaeological
and epigraphic evidence. Bart Danon follows a quantitative approach to
show that the Roman economic elite was in fact much larger than the
political and social elites. The many wealthy households outside the
socio-political orders fuelled intense competition for junior political
offices, while paradoxically strengthening the resilience of the Roman
political system. By challenging long-held assumptions, this book offers
fresh perspectives on the complexities of wealth and power in ancient
Rome. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Publication date:
23 July 2025
ISBN:
9781009496940
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