El origen de las fortunas en la Bética

Abstract

The Hispania Baetica province was one of the most prosperous of the Roman Empire.
Classical authors praised it for its wealth of resources, whose use and development especially favored the families of the high ordines. This study focuses on the various sectors of the prosperous economy of southern Hispania (agriculture, trade, industry, banking, etc.), as the foundation of the great fortunes of these social elites. The article examines how these sources of wealth increased their chances of upwards mobility in the social hierarchy.