Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / Erik Timmerman -- Copyright Page / Erik Timmerman -- Dedication / Erik Timmerman -- Acknowledgements / Erik Timmerman -- Figures and Tables / Erik Timmerman -- Chapter 1 Introduction / Erik Timmerman -- Chapter 2 Setting the Stage / Erik Timmerman -- Chapter 3 The Roman Impact / Erik Timmerman -- Chapter 4 Agricultural Production / Erik Timmerman -- Chapter 5 Non-agricultural Production / Erik Timmerman -- Chapter 6 Trade / Erik Timmerman -- Chapter 7 Living Standards / Erik Timmerman -- Chapter 8 Final Conclusions / Erik Timmerman -- Back Matter -- Appendix 1 / Erik Timmerman -- Appendix 2 / Erik Timmerman -- Appendix 3 / Erik Timmerman -- Sources and Bibliography / Erik Timmerman -- Index of Geographical Names / Erik Timmerman -- Index of Subjects / Erik Timmerman.

The remarkable economic performance of the Roman Empire is now widely acknowledged. Yet there is still much debate about its interpretation. Although this debate is mainly conducted at the empire-wide level, regional syntheses are indispensable to its further advancement. This book contributes to that purpose by providing a comprehensive account of the Roman impact on the economy of the Lower Germanic Limes region. By drawing on a large number of scattered publications and (archaeological) datasets, the work demonstrates that Roman rule also led to important economic developments in a part of the empire that was remote from its Mediterranean heartland.

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