Claire Holleran
Biographic Data
| ID | 5627172 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Claire Holleran |
| GIVEN NAMES | Claire |
| FAMILY NAME | Holleran |
| SIGNATURE | HOLLERAN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
L’ Urbs
Information Asymmetry and the Roman Labour Market
The Routledge Handbook of Diet and Nutrition in the Roman World
"The Routledge Handbook of Diet and Nutrition in the Roman World presents a comprehensive overview of the sources, issues and methodologies involved in the study of the Roman diet. The focus of the book is on the Mediterranean heartland from the second century BC to the third and fourth centuries AD. Life is impossible without food, but what people eat is not determined by biology alone, and this makes it a vital subject of social and historical …
A Companion to the City of Rome
Companion to the City of Rome
Routledge Handbook of Diet and Nutrition in the Roman World
"The Routledge Handbook of Diet and Nutrition in the Roman World presents a comprehensive overview of the sources, issues and methodologies involved in the study of the Roman diet. The focus of the book is on the Mediterranean heartland from the second century BC to the third and fourth centuries AD. Life is impossible without food, but what people eat is not determined by biology alone, and this makes it a vital subject of social and historical …
Getting a Job
Book chapter
Finding Commerce
Although commercial activity was one of the central features of Roman urban centres, the identification of commercial space in the archaeological record is not always straightforward. Identifications are routinely made through the application of Latin nomenclature to particular architectural typologies, almost inevitably leading to interpretations of space influenced by both textual and modern analogies, a practice which can be most clearly demon…
Women and Retail in Roman Italy
This chapter explores women's role within the retail trade in Roman Italy in more detail, beginning with their involvement in family businesses, before considering their place in market trading and street vending. For unskilled women who married skilled artisans, retailing the products produced by their husbands may have been the easiest way for them to contribute to the household income. Indeed, for unskilled women, retailing was probably one of…
The Form and Function of Tabernae
The commercial unit of the taberna (or έργαστήριον) played a central role in the retail trade of Rome. This chapter begins by establishing an architectural typology for these units, which is then applied to the archaeological remains of Rome, as well as to the Italian cities of Ostia and Pompeii, demonstrating the ubiquity of tabernae in Roman urban centres. It explores the archaeological, literary, and legal evidence for the function of these un…
Street Traders, Hawkers, and Pedlars
Street traders, hawkers, and peddlers were an integral part of the retail trade in Rome. This chapter analyses the literary, archaeological, and pictorial evidence for these retailers. Street trading was a complex phenomenon, and a study of comparative cities, namely nineteenth-century London and present day Lagos, demonstrates that it is linked to the wider urban economy, in particular to the labour market and a lack of formal job opportunities.…
Shopping in Ancient Rome
Given the remarkable concentration of consumers in ancient Rome, the vast majority of whom were entirely reliant on the market for survival, a functioning retail trade was vital to the survival of the city in the late Republic and the Principate. Through an analysis of the literary, legal, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence, together with wide-ranging comparative studies of the distributive trades, this book provides a systematic account of …
Demography and the Graeco-Roman World
Rome Awards
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The Development of Public Entertainment Venues in Rome and Italy
Despite political discord, the late Republic was a period of prosperity for many. Town life was obviously thriving in Italy, and the archaeology of a town such as Pompeii displays the increasingly luxurious lifestyle of the wealthy. Private spending on residential opulence was coupled with an increase in public spending, and a number of public structures were erected in the cities of south-central Italy; for example, theatres were erected at Pomp…
Shopping in Ancient Rome
Given the remarkable concentration of consumers in ancient Rome, the vast majority of whom were entirely reliant on the market for survival, a functioning retail trade was vital to the survival of the city in the late Republic and the Principate. Through an analysis of the literary, legal, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence, together with wide-ranging comparative studies of the distributive trades, this book provides a systematic account of …
The Development of Public Entertainment Venues in Rome and Italy
Despite political discord, the late Republic was a period of prosperity for many. Town life was obviously thriving in Italy, and the archaeology of a town such as Pompeii displays the increasingly luxurious lifestyle of the wealthy. Private spending on residential opulence was coupled with an increase in public spending, and a number of public structures were erected in the cities of south-central Italy; for example, theatres were erected at Pomp…
Rome Awards
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Demography and the Graeco-Roman World
The Form and Function of Tabernae
The commercial unit of the taberna (or έργαστήριον) played a central role in the retail trade of Rome. This chapter begins by establishing an architectural typology for these units, which is then applied to the archaeological remains of Rome, as well as to the Italian cities of Ostia and Pompeii, demonstrating the ubiquity of tabernae in Roman urban centres. It explores the archaeological, literary, and legal evidence for the function of these un…
Street Traders, Hawkers, and Pedlars
Street traders, hawkers, and peddlers were an integral part of the retail trade in Rome. This chapter analyses the literary, archaeological, and pictorial evidence for these retailers. Street trading was a complex phenomenon, and a study of comparative cities, namely nineteenth-century London and present day Lagos, demonstrates that it is linked to the wider urban economy, in particular to the labour market and a lack of formal job opportunities.…
Shopping in Ancient Rome
Given the remarkable concentration of consumers in ancient Rome, the vast majority of whom were entirely reliant on the market for survival, a functioning retail trade was vital to the survival of the city in the late Republic and the Principate. Through an analysis of the literary, legal, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence, together with wide-ranging comparative studies of the distributive trades, this book provides a systematic account of …
Women and Retail in Roman Italy
This chapter explores women's role within the retail trade in Roman Italy in more detail, beginning with their involvement in family businesses, before considering their place in market trading and street vending. For unskilled women who married skilled artisans, retailing the products produced by their husbands may have been the easiest way for them to contribute to the household income. Indeed, for unskilled women, retailing was probably one of…
Getting a Job
Book chapter
Finding Commerce
Although commercial activity was one of the central features of Roman urban centres, the identification of commercial space in the archaeological record is not always straightforward. Identifications are routinely made through the application of Latin nomenclature to particular architectural typologies, almost inevitably leading to interpretations of space influenced by both textual and modern analogies, a practice which can be most clearly demon…
The Routledge Handbook of Diet and Nutrition in the Roman World
"The Routledge Handbook of Diet and Nutrition in the Roman World presents a comprehensive overview of the sources, issues and methodologies involved in the study of the Roman diet. The focus of the book is on the Mediterranean heartland from the second century BC to the third and fourth centuries AD. Life is impossible without food, but what people eat is not determined by biology alone, and this makes it a vital subject of social and historical …
A Companion to the City of Rome
Companion to the City of Rome
Routledge Handbook of Diet and Nutrition in the Roman World
"The Routledge Handbook of Diet and Nutrition in the Roman World presents a comprehensive overview of the sources, issues and methodologies involved in the study of the Roman diet. The focus of the book is on the Mediterranean heartland from the second century BC to the third and fourth centuries AD. Life is impossible without food, but what people eat is not determined by biology alone, and this makes it a vital subject of social and historical …
Information Asymmetry and the Roman Labour Market
L’ Urbs
History (7 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (6 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (5 works) · Art (5 works) · Business (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (4 works) · Rome (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (3 works)