TAILIEUCHUNG - From Rome to Byzantium: Trade and Continuity in the First Millennium AD

From Rome to Byzantium provides a detailed overview of trading activity in the Roman and Byzantine Mediterranean, grounded in recent archaeological research. It is argued in what follows that while state-sponsored trading was undoubtedly important in both eras, 'free trading' led by consumer tastes and competition over prices must have played a significant role too. It is also contended that the so-called 'Dark Ages' of the seventh and eighth centuries saw more continuity with the Roman past in terms of both commercial activity and urban life than is often admitted. As such, the Byzantine economic and urban revival of the ninth century needs to be at. | From Rome to Byzantium Trade and Continuity in the First Millennium AD 1 From Rome to Byzantium Trade and Continuity in the First Millennium AD Tom Green Copyright and License Tom Green 2010 The right of Tom Green to be identified as the Author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyrights Designs and Patents Act 1988. Tom Green 2 This work was first issued as a print book in 2009. The present e-book version is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works UK England Wales Licence the full text of which can be read at http licenses by-nc-nd uk . This essentially means that you are free to copy and distribute this work as long as you 1 clearly attribute it to the original author 2 do not use it for any commercial purpose and 3 do not alter transform build upon or abridge the work. Any of the above conditions can of course be waived if you get permission from the author. Cover image The Temple of Apollo Corinth Public Domain Ixnay Wikimedia Commons For My Parents Contents Preface Chapter 1 The Nature of Trade in the Roman Mediterranean c. 200 BC-AD 600 Chapter 2 Decline and Recovery Byzantine Trade c. 600-1150 Chapter 3 Urban Change and Continuity in Roman and Byzantine Corinth Chapter 4 Appendix - The Rhodian Sea-Law Chapter 5 Bibliography and Further Reading Preface From Rome to Byzantium provides a detailed overview of trading activity in the Roman and Byzantine Mediterranean grounded in recent archaeological research. It is argued in what follows that while state-sponsored trading was undoubtedly important in both eras free trading led by consumer tastes and competition over prices must have played a significant role too. It is also contended that the so-called Dark Ages of the seventh and eighth centuries saw more continuity with the Roman past in terms of both commercial activity and urban life than is often admitted. As such the Byzantine economic

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