Description
Book SynopsisThe ancient Mediterranean basin was a multicultural region with a great diversity of linguistic, religious, social and ethnic groups. This study provides a new understanding of it by examining identity construction in multiethnic commercial settlements located throughout the region and explores literary, epigraphic and archaeological evidence to investigate cross-cultural interactions.
Trade Review'The strength of the book lies in its successful integration of archaeological, literary, and epigraphic evidence, together with an impressive command of the bibliography relevant to each of the sites … this is a very useful book that has the virtue of presenting clear and concise syntheses of five emporia throughout the Mediterranean and of identifying evident patterns between them, thereby advancing further our understanding of the nature of Greek settlements overseas.' sehepunkte.de
'… this book will be a welcome addition for researchers interested in the Ancient Mediterranean and, in particular, in the role of trade and religion in the organization of multicultural spaces.' Meritxell Ferrer-Martín, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Emporion; 2. Gravisca; 3. Naukratis; 4. Pistiros; 5. Peiraieus; Conclusion.
