====================== HES POSTING ==================== http://www-leland.stanford.edu/group/sshi/conference.html Social Science History Institute, Stanford University THE ANCIENT ECONOMY: EVIDENCE AND MODELS A Conference in Honor of Michael H. Jameson Stanford University Friday & Saturday, April 24-25, 1998 Landau Economics Building, Lucas Conference Room For further information or to make special arrangements, please contact Scott Wilson, [log in to unmask] Friday April 24 Introduction: The ancient economy. 9:00-9:30 Ian Morris and Joe Manning (Stanford University) Moses Finley's Ancient Economy after a quarter of a century Session 1: The Near East. 9:30-12:30 Mario Liverani (University of Rome): From "hard" to "loose" models for the economy of the ancient Near East Peter Bedford (Edith Cowan University, Australia/Stanford Humanities Center): Economies of the Near East in the first millennium B.C.: evidence and models Respondent: Robert McC. Adams (Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution/ University of California-San Diego) Session 2: Egypt. 2:00-5:00 Joe Manning (Stanford University): The economy in Saite/Persian and Hellenistic Egypt(650-30 B.C.): Old Models-Old Problems Roger Bagnall (Columbia University): Evidence and models in the economy in Roman Egypt Respondent: Barry Weingast (Stanford University, Political Science) Saturday April 25 Session 3: The Aegean. 9:30-12:30 John K. Davies (University of Liverpool): Greek economics -- starting over Ian Morris (Stanford University): Archaeology and Greek economic history Respondent: Takeshi Amemiya (Stanford, Economics) Session 4: The Roman Mediterranean. 2:00-5:00 Bruce Hitchner (University of Dayton): Archaeology and the western Roman economy: a case for intensive growth? William Harris (Columbia University): Archaeology and the economy of the Roman empire: some current problems Respondent: Avner Greif (Stanford University, Economics) This event is made possible through the generous support of the Social Science History Institute, the School of Humanities and Sciences, and the Departments of Classics, History, and Economics. All sessions are free and open to the public. ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]