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BOREAS: Uppsala Studies in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Civilizations - 34: Ancient Ports

The Geography of Connections

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This volume contains 11 articles from an international conference on ancient ports in the Greek and Roman world from the Classical period to Late Antiquity.0The Graeco-Roman civilization was, to a large extent, built on a constant flow of people, goods and ideas between various parts of the Mediterranean. This volume treats the function, character and connectivity of ports in the Greek and Roman Mediterranean. The following topics are discussed: the role of river and sea ports locally, regionally and Mediterranean-wide; the freighting on rivers; the infrastructure of large harbours; the role of the hinterland; sea-routes; connectivity and the social character of harbour cities through time.

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BOREAS: Uppsala Studies in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Civilizations - 34: Ancient Ports, Kerstin Höghammar, Brita Alroth, Adam Lindhagen

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2016
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BOREAS: Uppsala Studies in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Civilizations - 34: Ancient Ports
Sottotitolo
The Geography of Connections
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2016
Formato
Copertina rigida
Pagine
346
ISBN10
9155496091
ISBN13
9789155496098
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This volume contains 11 articles from an international conference on ancient ports in the Greek and Roman world from the Classical period to Late Antiquity.0The Graeco-Roman civilization was, to a large extent, built on a constant flow of people, goods and ideas between various parts of the Mediterranean. This volume treats the function, character and connectivity of ports in the Greek and Roman Mediterranean. The following topics are discussed: the role of river and sea ports locally, regionally and Mediterranean-wide; the freighting on rivers; the infrastructure of large harbours; the role of the hinterland; sea-routes; connectivity and the social character of harbour cities through time.