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Shipwreck cargoes in the western Mediterranean and the organization of Roman maritime trade

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2016

Candace Rice*
Affiliation:
Department of Classics, University of Edinburgh, candace.rice@ed.ac.uk

Extract

Much has been written about the nature and scale of Roman maritime trade, yet there remains no detailed analysis of the range of shipwreck cargoes at our disposal and the information that they provide for the organizational aspects of maritime trade. Identifying the mechanisms through whih products were traded is one of the most challenging aspects of the study of Roman trade.

Type
Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Journal of Roman Archaeology L.L.C. 2016 

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