Review of Taxation, economy, and revolt in ancient Rome, Galilee, and Egypt

BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Taxation, economy, and revolt in ancient Rome, Galilee, and Egypt.

Thomas R. Blanton IV, Agnes Choi, Jinyu Liu, Taxation, economy, and revolt in ancient Rome, Galilee, and Egypt. Routledge monographs in classical studies. Abingdon; New York: Routledge, 2022. Pp. xiv, 186. ISBN 9780367472207

Review by
Irene Soto Marín, Harvard University. irenesotomarin@fas.harvard.edu

... This book is clearly written for readers interested in Judaea and biblical studies and could serve as an introduction to basic economic questions framed by and for biblical scholars. I do not think, however, that it will be a book of particular significance to scholars of the Roman Empire who require a developed theoretical approach to economic analyses and detailed arguments based on the available data. ...

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