Harvesting the Sea
The Exploitation of Marine Resources in the Roman Mediterranean
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:1st Aug '13
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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.
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 *
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 *
...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 *
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 *
ISBN: 9780199675623
Dimensions: 235mm x 163mm x 26mm
Weight: 808g
384 pages