Legal and Economic Practice in the Roman World, Volume I: Perspectives on Standardization and Localism: 1 (Palgrave Studies in Ancient Economies)

This edited volume examines the legal and economic world of the Romans through concepts, structures, and objects that reveal practices of standardization and localism.It explores the myriad ways in which the Roman Empire became an integrated political, social and economic system. Split across two volumes, the collection addresses the dynamic interaction between Rome and its provinces in developing institutions crucial to societal and economic development. It challenges notions of uniformity, demonstrating how tensions between imperial standardization and local cultures could both drive innovative legal and economic practices and hinder empire-wide integration.The chapters explore broad questions from various disciplinary perspectives, including ancient economic history, law, papyrology, epigraphy and archaeology.Contributions cover diverse topics such as weights, measures, and coinage, legal practices, taxation, and cultural symbols.Each chapter investigates how, even as local communit