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1. What precisely is Temin's topic, and how have previous scholars discussed this topic? What question does he pose that drives his own research?

2. What is Temin's thesis? Find the quote that you think gives both the clearest and shortest articulation of his argument; in addition, identify the major components of his argument.

3. According to Temin, what evidence is available to study the ancient Roman economy? What are the strengths and limitations of this evidence?

4. According to Temin, what was the standard of living like in ancient Rome? What figures or other indicators does he use to support his claim? (E.g., population, urbanization, prices, wages, etc.)

5. According to Polanyi, whom Temin cites, what are main ways to organize the economic functions of society? Using those three ways, how does Temin characterize the ancient Roman economy?

6. How did labor operate in ancient Rome? What were the major characteristics of slavery at the time?

7. According to Temin, what were the major characteristics of financial markets in ancient Rome?

8. How does Temin bring together his accumulated evidence for economic activity into an argument for growth or prosperity? 6. How did labor operate in ancient Rome? What were the major characteristics of slavery at the time?

7. According to Temin, what were the major characteristics of financial markets in ancient Rome?

8. How does Temin bring together his accumulated evidence for economic activity.