Archaeology provides a wealth of new information about the Roman empire, and much of it relates to geographical areas, social classes and aspects of life which received little attention from Roman writers. most of whom belonged to the aristocracy. There is thus great potential for the discovery and interpretation of new sources, economic models, anthropology analogies and comparisons with other periods. Kevin Greene demonstrates the important of archaeology in achieving a balanced picture of the Roman world. Specially prepared maps, diagrams, and photographs help this book to demonstrate the effectiveness of a combined approach to the Roman economy involving archaeology, history other disciplines such as geography and anthropology. It will be an invaluable source of information for archaeologists, historians and economics and its interest is by no means restricted to the Roman period.