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Document Details : Title: The Kronion Family's Loans Subtitle: An Egyptian Peasant Family Declining under Roman Rule? Author(s): TAKAHASHI, Ryosuke Journal: Ancient Society Volume: 42 Date: 2012 Pages: 71-88 DOI: 10.2143/AS.42.0.2172288 Abstract : This article examines the financial history of the Kronion family on the basis of the evidence from their archive (P. Kron.). Although several previous studies have treated the Kronion family as an example of Egyptian peasants gradually declining under Roman rule, a close examination of the evidence suggests that their economic decline and financial difficulties happened not as slow process but as the result of a huge debt which was incurred at one particular point and then discredited the family’s financial reputation. |
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