Shaw, Brent. <br/><br/>
Bringing in the Sheaves :  Economy and Metaphor in the Roman World. 

 - Toronto :  University of Toronto Press,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource (478 pages) 
 - The Robson classical lectures .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>1 Under the Burning Sun --  2 Primus in arvis/First in the Fields --  3 Sickle and Scythe/Man and Machine --  4 The Grim Reapers --  5 Blade of Vengeance --  Appendix 1 : Harvesting contracts from Roman Egypt and Italy --  Appendix 2 : The Maktar harvester inscription: text and commentary --  Appendix 3 : The Gallo-Roman reaping machines: iconographic data. 
<br/><br/> The work features an edition of the reaper inscription, and a commentary on it. It is also lavishly illustrated to demonstrate the important iconic and pictorial dimensions of the story. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781442661592 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Romans--Agriculture--Africa, North.<br/>Wheat--Harvesting--History.--Rome<br/>Wheat--Harvesting--Social aspects--History.--Rome<br/>Wheat--Harvesting--Economic aspects--History.--Rome<br/>Labor--History.--Rome<br/>Romans--Agriculture--Africa, North--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD4844  / .B756 2015