I keep coming back to the metaphor of a 'playbook' when it comes to pre-modern logistics. I think it is much better than trying to think in terms of a logistics 'system.' That's not to say that pre-modern logistics is dumb or underdeveloped though.... 1/21
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Certainly during the Middle Republic, we see a lot more supplies being moved by senatorial legates (who may themselves be contracting individuals ships, etc for the purpose). Caesar, for all his supply concerns, gives us evidence for just one private grain purchaser.
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So private businessmen filling public contracts probably had some role - but a smaller and less important (and presumably less lucrative) one that has long been supposed.
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