Overview
Harvesting the Sea provides the first systematic treatment of the exploitation of various marine resources, such as large-scale fishing, fish salting, salt and purple-dye production, and oyster and fish-farming, in the Roman world and its role within the ancient economy. Bringing together literary, epigraphic, and legal sources, with a wealth of archaeological data collected in recent years, Marzano shows that these marine resources were an important feature of the Roman economy and, in scope and market-oriented production, paralleled phenomena taking place in the Roman agricultural economy on land. The book also examines the importance of technological innovations, the organization of labour, and the use of the existing legal framework in defence of economic interests against competitors for the same natural resource.
Full Product Details
Author: Annalisa Marzano (Professor of Ancient History, University of Reading)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.30cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.808kg
ISBN: 9780199675623
ISBN 10: 0199675627
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 August 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Not only does Marzano provide an excellent starting point for those interested in studying more traditional aspects of the marine economy, but by including other more overlooked aspects such as oysters or sea-silk she in turn encourages further discussion and research. * Benedict Lowe, Hermathena * ...an up-to-date collection of information regarding large- and small-scale fishing and associated activities in antiquity, chiefly the Roman period. * Athena Trakadas, Phoenix * this book provides an up-to-date collection of the evidence related to Roman exploitation of the sea and is a valuable contribution to the study of the Roman economy. * Candace Rice, Landscape History * The whole volume is a superb achievement. * Peter Jones, Joint Association of Classical Teachers * Marzano's book demonstrates the prominent role large-scale fishing and fishery by-products played in Roman social and economic life. * Robert I. Curtis, American Journal of Archaeology * an excellent study ... Marzano is to be praised for going beyond the 'usual suspects' of Pliny the Elder, Oppian, Athenaeus, and the like. * Kenneth Kitchell, Classical Journal *
an excellent study ... Marzano is to be praised for going beyond the 'usual suspects' of Pliny the Elder, Oppian, Athenaeus, and the like. Kenneth Kitchell, Classical Journal Marzano's book demonstrates the prominent role large-scale fishing and fishery by-products played in Roman social and economic life. Robert I. Curtis, American Journal of Archaeology The whole volume is a superb achievement. Peter Jones, Joint Association of Classical Teachers
an excellent study ... Marzano is to be praised for going beyond the 'usual suspects' of Pliny the Elder, Oppian, Athenaeus, and the like. Kenneth Kitchell, Classical Journal
Author Information
Annalisa Marzano is a Professor of Ancient History at the University of Reading. She focuses in particular on the social and economic history of the Roman world and is author of Roman Villas in Central Italy: A Social and Economic History (2007).
