Author : Ahmet Kaan Şenol
Publisher : Etudes Alexandrines
ISBN 13 : 9782490128006
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)
Book Synopsis Commercial Amphorae in the Graeco-Roman Museum of Alexandria by : Ahmet Kaan Şenol
Download or read book Commercial Amphorae in the Graeco-Roman Museum of Alexandria written by Ahmet Kaan Şenol and published by Etudes Alexandrines. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excavations undertaken in Alexandria, one of the leading cities in Mediterranean trade during the Hellenistic period, have resulted in a relatively large amount of amphora finds. Five hundred and eighty-eight complete or nearly complete amphorae dating from the beginning of the Hellenistic period to the 7th century ad are held in Alexandria's Graeco-Roman Museum and stand as concrete evidence of the commercial networks of the city. Rhodian, Cnidian, Coan, Chian, Mendean, Thasian and Lesbian goods reached Alexandria during the Hellenistic period, as well as goods from Tripolitania, Carthage, the Italian peninsula, Crete, Cyprus and other eastern Mediterranean centres.