Hispania and the late Roman Mediterranean AD 100-700; ceramics and trade

This important and substantial scholarly book, well illustrated with tables, line drawings and maps, is the first to gather together and review the evidence for trends in production of table wares and amphora-borne goods across the Iberian Peninsula and Balearics from the second to the seventh century ad. In it Paul Reynolds analyses trends in Iberian exports across the Roman Empire and offers a detailed synthesis of Roman trade in fine wares, coarse wares and amphora-borne goods and shipping routes, from the Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean to the western Empire, the Atlantic coast and Britain. The book draws on both published excavation reports and papers, and provides new, unpublished data from the author’s past and continuing work in Beirut, Athens, Butrint, Durres, Carthage, ‘Lepcis Magna’ and ‘Zeugma’, to provide an unprecedented overview and synthesis....This book is offered as a synthesis and interpretation of recent research in ceramics within Spain, Portugal and the Balearic Islands, concentrating on the economic trends evident from the local production and importation of fine table wares, amphorae and kitchen wares. One aim is to establish the degree to which local and imported ceramics reflect the broader, complex phenomena of long-distance trade within the Mediterranean. Another is to identify what were markedly regional economic patterns and related micro/macro economic ‘environments’ within the Iberian Peninsula. Pottery production and distribution, when interpreted within the wider context of the geopolitical and social background, lend us a wealth of data with which we may reconstruct undoubtedly complex and changing economic patterns that are scarcely, if at all, perceptible in the historical record. "This important and substantial scholarly book, well illustrated with tables, line drawings and maps, is the first to gather together and review the evidence for trends in production of table wares and amphora-borne goods across the Iberian Peninsula and Balearics from the second to the seventh century ad. In it Paul Reynolds analyses trends in Iberian exports across the Roman Empire and offers a detailed synthesis of Roman trade in fine wares, coarse wares and amphora-borne goods and shipping routes, from the Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean to the western Empire, the Atlantic coast and Britain. The book draws on both published excavation reports and papers, and provides new, unpublished data from the author's past and continuing work in Beirut, Athens, Butrint, Durres, Carthage, 'Lepcis Magna' and 'Zeugma', to provide an unprecedented overview and synthesis."--Bloomsbury Publishing This important and substantial scholarly book, well illustrated with tables, line drawings and maps, is the first to gather together and review the evidence for trends in production of table wares and amphora-borne goods across the Iberian Peninsula and Balearics from the second to the seventh century AD. In it Paul Reynolds analyses trends in Iberian exports across the Roman Empire and offers a detailed synthesis of Roman trade in fine wares, coarse wares and amphora-borne goods and shipping routes, from the Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean to the western Empire, the Atlantic coast and Britain. The book draws on both published excavation reports and papers, and provides new, unpublished data from the author's past and continuing work in Beirut, Athens, Butrint, Durres, Carthage, 'Lepcis Magna' and 'Zeugma', to provide an unprecedented overview and synthesis. This Important And Substantial Scholarly Book, Well Illustrated With Tables, Line Drawings And Maps, Is The First To Gather Together And Review The Evidence For Trends In Production Of Table Wares And Amphora-borne Goods Across The Iberian Peninsula And Balearics From The Second To The Seventh Century Ad. In It Paul Reynolds Analyses Trends In Iberian Exports Across The Roman Empire And Offers A Detailed Synthesis Of Roman Trade In Fine Wares, Coarse Wares And Amphora-borne Goods And Shipping Routes, From The Black Sea And Eastern Mediterranean To The Western Empire, The Atlantic Coast And Britain. The Book Draws On Both Published Excavation Reports And Papers, And Provides New, Unpublished Data From The Author's Past And Continuing Work In Beirut, Athens, Butrint, Durres, Carthage, Lepcis Magna And Zeugma, To Provide An Unprecedented Overview And Synthesis.--jacket. The Oil, Fish And Wine Trade: Hispania And Her Competitors -- Fine Wares, 3rd To Early 6th Centuries -- Hispania And The Mediterranean: 3rd To Mid 6th Centuries -- Later 6th And 7th Century Trade: Fragmentation And Regionalisation -- Conclusions. Paul Reynolds. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 311-348) And Index.