Bringing in the sheaves economy and metaphor in the Roman world - Shaw, Brent D. (University of Toronto Press, 2013)
Includes bibliographical references and index
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