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Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
ANCIENT TAXATION
The Mechanics of Extraction in Comparative Perspective Edited by JONATHAN VALK and IRENE SOTO MARÍN
A collection of studies that explore the extractive systems of twelve ancient states and societies from across the ancient world
The studies collected in Ancient Taxation explore the extractive systems of twelve ancient states and societies from across the ancient world, ranging from Bronze Age China to Anglo-Saxon Britain. Together, the contributors explore the challenges of taxation in predominantly agro-pastoral societies, including basic tax strategy, assessment and collection, compliance, and negotiating the cooperation of social, economic, and political elites or other critical social groups. By assembling such a broad range of studies, the book sheds new light on the commonalities and differences between ancient taxation systems, highlighting how studying taxes can shed light on the fiscal and institutional practices of antiquity. It also provides new impetus for comparative research, both between ancient societies and between ancient and modern extractive practices.
Jonathan Valk is University Lecturer in Assyriology at the University of Leiden. Irene Soto Marín is Junior Assistant Professor of Ancient History at the University of Basel.
THE HOUSE OF SERENOS
Part I: The Pottery CLEMENTINA CAPUTO
A comprehensive archaeological study of the ceramic finds from a house in Amheida
The House of Serenos: Part I: The Pottery (Amheida V) is a comprehensive catalog and analysis of the ceramic finds from the late antique house of a local notable and adjacent streets in Amheida. It is the fifth book in the Amheida series. The pottery analyzed here sheds light on the domestic and economic life of the household and region, from cooking and dining to the management of a complex agricultural economy in which ceramics were the most common form of container for basic commodities. The book will be of interest to specialists interested in ceramology, Roman Egypt, and the material culture, social history, and economy of late antiquity.
Clementina Caputo is the ceramologist for the Archaeological Missions at Soknopaiou Nesos/Dime (Fayum), Trimithis/Amheida (Dakhla Oasis), Plinthine (North of Lake Mariout), Tuna el-Gebel (Middle Egypt), and Berenike (Desert Oriental). January 2021 352 pages • 8.5 x 11 4 black & white and 2 color illustrations Cloth • $75.00X(£62.00) 9781479806195 In ISAW Monographs
Ancient History
August 2020 300 pages • 8.5 x 11 261 color illustrations and 19 tables Cloth • $85.00X(£70.00) 9781479804658 In ISAW Monographs
