World systems analysis and the Roman empire

Authors

  • Greg Woolf University of London

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2177-4218.v5i5p165-196

Keywords:

Roman History, World Systems Analysis, Ancient economy, Centre-Periphery Relations, and Roman Archaeology

Abstract

World-systems analysis has been shown to be a powerful tool for conceptualising and analysing the modern world. I n this paper, the author argues that it has a similar potential for understanding the macro-scale structures and dynamics of the Roman empire and its neighbours, and for facilitating comparisions between Rome and other early empires. A number of preliminary hypotheses have been suggested.

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Author Biography

  • Greg Woolf, University of London

    Professor and Director of the  Institute of Classical Studies of University of London

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Published

2014-12-12

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 5 (2014)

Section

Essays

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How to Cite

World systems analysis and the Roman empire. (2014). Mare Nostrum, 5(5), 165-196. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2177-4218.v5i5p165-196