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This is a unique and accessible introduction to an underutilised source, Roman tokens, with a focus on those found in Imperial Italy. It explains how tokens can illuminate all kinds of issues such as identity, entertainment, euergetism, imperial ideology, festivals, material culture and everyday life.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Tokens and the Imperial family; 3. Creating identities in Rome, Ostia and Italy; 4. Cult, euergetism and the imagery of festivals; 5. Tokens, finds, and small-scale economies; 6. Conclusion: Tokens and the history of Roman Imperial Italy.

Tokens and Social Life in Roman Imperial Italy

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781009015745, 978-1009015745
      ISBN10: 1009015745
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is a unique and accessible introduction to an underutilised source, Roman tokens, with a focus on those found in Imperial Italy. It explains how tokens can illuminate all kinds of issues such as identity, entertainment, euergetism, imperial ideology, festivals, material culture and everyday life.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction; 2. Tokens and the Imperial family; 3. Creating identities in Rome, Ostia and Italy; 4. Cult, euergetism and the imagery of festivals; 5. Tokens, finds, and small-scale economies; 6. Conclusion: Tokens and the history of Roman Imperial Italy.

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