From the Adriatic to the Alps
Transport and Trade Networks in Roman and Late Antique Northern Italy
Published on 20. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-80327-973-2 (ISBN)
Description
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 ch
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 289 mm
Width: 204 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
666 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80327-973-2 (9781803279732)
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James Page is an early career Roman archaeologist and currently a Maria Sklodowska-Curie Fellow at the Centro Nacional de Supercomputacion, Barcelona. He achieved his PhD at the University of Edinburgh in 2022, before going on to become a Rome Fellow at the British School at Rome. His research explores Roman economic and societal interactions with waterways, ranging from transport and trade networks to community vulnerabilities and responses to hydrological risk. An active excavator, he is involved in several field projects, most recently the Upper Sabina Tiberina Project excavations at the Roman villa at Vacone, Lazio, Italy.