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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827587003321

Autore

Komar Paulina

Titolo

Eastern wines on western tables : consumption, trade and economy in ancient Italy / / by Paulina Komar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

90-04-43376-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Mnemosyne, Supplements ; ; 435

Disciplina

338.4766320937

Soggetti

Wine industry - Italy - History - To 476

Rome (Italy) Commerce Middle East History To 476

Middle East Commerce Rome (Italy) History To 476

Rome (Italy) Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Eastern Wines on Western Tables: Consumption, Trade and Economy in Ancient Italy is an interdisciplinary and multifaceted study concerning wine commerce and the Roman economy during Classical antiquity. Wine was one of the main consumption goods in the Mediterranean during antiquity, and the average Roman adult male probably consumed between 0,5 - 1 litre of it per day. It is therefore clear that the production and trading of wine was essential for the Roman economy. This book demonstrates that wines from the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean region in particular, played a crucial part in wine commerce. Moreover, it sheds new light on economic dilemmas that have long puzzled scholars, such as growth and market integration during antiquity.