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Trade, Traders and the Ancient City

By Christopher Smith , Helen Parkins

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1998
ISBN
0415165172, 9780415165174, 9780203979037
LCC
HF357 .T7 1998
Open Library ID
OL684062M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1711573 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
280\280
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-11-21 21:13:21

Description

This collection addresses the nature of trade, and the effects it had in cities throughout the ancient world, from the Bronze Age Near East to late Roman northern Italy, and challenges the received notion of the unsophisticated nature of early trade. The book explores a variety of aspects of ancient trade, a study of archaic central Italy which stresses the role of the artisan in social development, and a discussion of the complex issue of the exchange of grain between Athens and the Black Sea in the fifth and fourth centuries. A comprehensive and well-researched book, this volume employs the most current archaeological, papyrological, epigraphic and literary evidence to offer innovative and stimulating analyses of the importance and influence of trade in the ancient world.

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