Imports and Market Integration in the Roman Mediterranean
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11849483 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paulina Komar (0000-0001-6580-223X, University of Warsaw, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 54-76 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-11 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-7648 • E-ISSN: 1743-1700 |
| Publisher | Sheffield Academic Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/jma.31714 |
| OpenAlex | W4404241921 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The degree and nature of integration that existed within Roman economies is a crucial but so far unresolved question within the study of ancient economic history. This paper aims to test the level of market integration in the Roman Mediterranean by comparing amphora distributions from the late Republican period and Principate with those of Late Antiquity in Rome, three northern Adriatic cities (Aquileia, Padua, Verona) and Ephesus with the predicted transport costs provided by ORBIS: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World. The intention is to analyze whether price determined the distribution of staple goods in the Roman Empire, as it does in a modern market economy environment, or whether other factors (e.g., state orders, elite connections etc.) were more important in shaping ancient economic practices
Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Mediterranean climate · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · History
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |