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  • Chapter 1 - ‘Frugality’, Economy and Society in Archaic Rome (Late Seventh to Early Fourth Century BCE)

  • Edited by Ingo Gildenhard, University of Cambridge, Cristiano Viglietti, Università degli Studi, Siena
  • Book:
    Roman Frugality
    Published online:
    26 June 2020
    Print publication:
    09 July 2020, pp 127-158

  • Summary

    The chapter opens with a discussion of the methodological challenges involved in the study of a society for which we have very few contemporary literary sources, before exploring the dynamic intersections of wealth and power in archaic Rome with special attention to changes over time, primarily on the basis of archaeological evidence. The discussion considers the noticeable shift in the display of wealth from funerary settings to housing, stimulated by the introduction of the census; limits on the degree of ostentation on the part of rich and powerful members of the archaic Roman community; and protection against the dissipation of patrimony. In the final part, the focus shifts to the lower end of the social spectrum with a reconstruction of the lifestyle of a typical Roman farmer in the archaic period, with particular reference to calorific needs and allotment size.