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Author Komar, Paulina, author.

Title Eastern wines on western tables : consumption, trade and economy in ancient Italy / by Paulina Komar
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 376 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Mnemosyne supplements, history and archaeology of classical antiquity, 2352-8656 ; volume 435
Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity.
Contents Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Figures and Tables -- In Search of Lost Wines: Perspectives and Limits -- 1. History of Investigations -- 2. Sources and Methodology -- 3. Pros and Cons of an Interdisciplinary Approach -- 4. Synopsis -- Chapter 1. Vinum contra temetum: the Role of Wines from the Eastern Mediterranean in the Origins of Viticulture and Winemaking in Italy -- 1. From vitis sylvestris to vitis domestica -- 2. Wine: A Local Invention or a Foreign Influence? -- 3. The Beginnings of the Consumption of Wines from the Eastern Mediterranean
4. The Economic Transformation of Italy during the 5th and 4th c. BC -- 5. Eastern Wines in Italy: Types and Chronology -- 6. Conclusions -- Chapter 2. De gustibus disputandum est-'Fame' or Ordinary Wines? -- 1. In Search of Lost Tastes-Wines in Classical Antiquity -- 2. Republican Wines of Some Repute -- 3. Imperial Common Imports -- 4. Epigraphic Enigmas -- 5. Conclusions -- Chapter 3. Mass or Limited? Wine Importations to Italy during the Early Imperial Age -- 1. Roma-the Eternal City -- 2. Campania felix -- 3. Portus and Its Neighbourhood -- 4. Adriatic Italy
5. ORBIS Transport Costs and Wine Importations -- 6. Conclusions -- Chapter 4. Aristocratic Luxuries or Mass Beverages? -- 1. Luxuries for the Elite -- 2. Wines for Common People -- 3. Conclusions -- Chapter 5. Petty Traders or Wealthy Wholesalers? Who Imported Wines to Italy? -- 1. Free Romans and Local Elites -- 2. Italian Freedmen -- 3. Free Greeks, Slaves and Greeks with Roman Citizenship -- 4. Incerti -- 5. Conclusions -- Chapter 6. Twilight or Bloom? Eastern Mediterranean Wines in Italy during Late Antiquity -- 1. Amphoras or Barrels? -- 2. Late Roman Wines in the Urbs
3. Late Roman Wines in Adriatic Italy -- 4. ORBIS Transport Costs and Wine Importations -- 5. Conclusions -- Conclusions. The Economics of the Wine Trade -- Appendix 1. Catalogue of Greek and Latin Texts That Mention Wines from the Eastern Mediterranean -- Appendix 2. List of Authors That Mention Eastern Mediterranean Wines Quoted by Athenaeus -- Appendix 3. Catalogue of Amphoras Classified as Wine Containers Discovered in Italy between the 1st c. BC and Late Antiquity -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Names and Subjects
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 16, 2020)
Subject Wine industry -- Italy -- History -- To 476
Wine and wine making -- History -- To 476
Antiquities
Commerce
Wine and wine making
Wine industry
SUBJECT Rome (Italy) -- Commerce -- Middle East -- History -- To 476
Middle East -- Commerce -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- To 476
Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115189
Subject Italy
Italy -- Rome
Middle East
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020028142
ISBN 9789004433762
9004433767