The NYU Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, the Center for Ancient Studies, the Center for the Humanities, and the Department of Classics present
The Mechanics of Extraction: Comparing Principles of Taxation and Tax Compliance in the Ancient World
Workshop organized by Irene Soto (ISAW) and Jonathan Valk (ISAW)
Friday and Saturday, September 30-October 1, 2016
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
15 East 84th Street, Second Floor Lecture Hall
212.992.7800
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
10:00am Choice Constraints in Ancient Egyptian Taxation
Brian Muhs (University of Chicago)
10:25am Taxation under Alexander the Great
Andrew Monson (NYU)
10:50am Discussion
11:10am Coffee Break
11:40am The Fiscality of Foreign Relations in the Roman Republic
James Tan (Hofstra University)
12:05pm Theory and Practice of Tax Extraction in the Later Roman Empire
Gilles Bransboug (American Numismatic Society/ISAW)
12:30pm Discussion
12:50pm Lunch Break
1:40pm Maldito parné: Changes and Limits of Royal Taxation in Pharaonic Egypt
Juan Carlos Moreno García (CNRS Paris)
2:05pm Intensifying Extraction: The Fiscal Policy of Rome in Third Century Egypt
Irene Soto (ISAW)
2:30pm Discussion
2:50pm Tea Break
3:20pm Concluding Remarks
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please note that separate registration is required for each day of the workshop: September 30th (9:30am-5:00pm) and October 1st (10:00am-4:00pm). To register, please visit isaw.nyu.edu/rsvp
The Mechanics of Extraction: Comparing Principles of Taxation & Tax Compliance in the Ancient World
