Granaries and the grain supply of Roman frontier forts: case studies in local grain production from Hauarra (Jordan), Vindolanda (Britain), and Vindonissa (Switzerland)

This thesis addresses the question of whether Roman military garrisons on the frontiers of the Empire could sustain their annual supplies of grain from the local countryside; and if they could, to what extent. The paper examines first the general diet of a Roman soldier and the administrative and lo...

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Main Author: Koon, Kelsey Marie
Other Authors: Oleson, John Peter
Language:English
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Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/4208