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Famine and Food Supply in the Graeco-Roman World
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Peter Garnsey
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November 12 2009
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9780521351980
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9780511583827
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November 12 2009
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February 25 1988
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10.1017/CBO9780511583827
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Book chapters
pp. ix
Preface
pp. xv
Maps
pp. 3
Famine and shortage
pp. 8
The frequency of food crisis
pp. 17
The infrequency of famine
pp. 43
Subsistence and survival: the peasantry
pp. 69
Supply and distribution: urban communities
pp. 89
The resources of Attica
pp. 107
The beginnings of dependence
pp. 120
Rulers of the sea
pp. 134
Vulnerability and vigilance
pp. 150
From uncertainty to crisis
pp. 167
The beginnings of empire
pp. 182
Rulers of the Mediterranean
pp. 198
Food and politics
pp. 218
Rulers of the world
pp. 244
The subjects of Rome
pp. 271
CONCLUSION
pp. 278
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