Keyword: Roman Economy

From the Adriatic to the Alps: Transport and Trade Networks in Roman and Late Antique Northern Italy

James Page

Examines inland trade in Roman Northern Italy, revealing complex dynamics beyond the proximity of coastlines. Using datasets of amphorae, finewares, and marble, it highlights the importance of transport costs, river networks, and trans-mountain trade, showing diverse consumption patterns and the interplay between cost and consumer choice. READ MORE

Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00

Dimore della Cirenaica: Abitare a Cirene e a Tolemaide durante l’età imperiale

Eleonora Gasparini

Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 107

This book analyses urban housing in Cyrenaica (East Libya), with a specific focus on the cities of Cyrene and Ptolemais, from the early through to the late Roman imperial period. It represents a corpus of evidence that will be a starting point for any future research on these topics. READ MORE

Paperback: £65.00 | Open Access

The Making of a Roman Imperial Estate: Archaeology in the Vicus at Vagnari, Puglia

ed. Maureen Carroll

Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 88

Excavation reports and analysis of material remains from Vagnari, southeast Italy, facilitate a detailed phasing of a rural settlement, both in the late Republican period, when it was established on land leased from the Roman state, and later when it became the hub (vicus) of a vast agricultural estate owned by the emperor himself. READ MORE

Paperback: £58.00 | eBook: £16.00

The Ovoid Amphorae in the Central and Western Mediterranean

ed. Enrique García Vargas et al.

Roman and Late Antique Mediterranean Pottery 13

Based on the proceedings of a workshop held at Seville University in 2015, this book looks at several series of amphorae created in the Late Republican Roman period, sharing a generally ovoid shape in their bodies – a group of material which, until now, has rarely been studied. READ MORE

Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00