Harvesting the Sea: The Exploitation of Marine Resources in the Roman Mediterranean

First comprehensive treatment of the exploitation of marine resources in the Roman world Combines a range of literary, epigraphic, legal, and archaeological sources and materials Uses ethnographic material and data to assess the productivity of ancient practices Illustrated throughout Harvesting the Sea provides the first systematic treatment of the exploitation of various marine resources, such as large-scale fishing, fish salting, salt and purple-dye production, and oyster and fish-farming, in the Roman world and its role within the ancient economy. Bringing together literary, epigraphic, and legal sources, with a wealth of archaeological data collected in recent years, Marzano shows that these marine resources were an important feature of the Roman economy and, in scope and market-oriented production, paralleled phenomena taking place in the Roman agricultural economy on land. The book also examines the importance of technological innovations, the organization of labour, and the use of the existing legal framework in defence of economic interests against competitors for the same natural resource. Readership: For students and scholars of classical studies, ancient history, especially Roman history and literature,and Roman Archaeology.

• ISBN: 978-0-19-967562-3
• Editorial: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.
• Encuadernacion: Tela
• Páginas: 384
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
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