Economy (200 – 27 BC)

Conquerors and Slaves by Keith Hopkins (1978; 9780521281812) Advanced Social Economic. Only the first two chapters or so are relevant here, but they are absolutely essential for understanding the economy of the Late Republic. Hopkins examines the impact of Roman conquest on the economy of Italy, especially the massive influx of enslaved people onto the growing estates of the rich. The model he creates has been incredibly influential on most scholarship that has followed.