Harvesting the sea : the exploitation of marine resources in the Roman Mediterranean
Marzano, AnnalisaAuthor
Marzano explores the exploitation of marine resources in the Roman world and its role within the economy. Bringing together literary, epigraphic, archaeological, and legal sources, she shows that these marine resources were an important feature of the Roman economy and paralleled phenomena taking place in the Roman agricultural economy on land.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Marzano explores the exploitation of marine resources in the Roman world and its role within the economy. Bringing together literary, epigraphic, archaeological, and legal sources, she shows that these marine resources were an important feature of the Roman economy and paralleled phenomena taking place in the Roman agricultural economy on land.
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Fisheries
Fishing
Marine resources
Anthropology
Agriculture
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Social Sciences
Animal Sciences
Manners & Customs