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Copyright

Emmanuel Nantet

Published On

2020-07-22

Page Range

pp. 1-10

Print Length

9 pages

1. The Hellenistic Merchantmen

A Contribution to the Study of the Mediterranean Economies

Chapter of: Sailing from Polis to Empire: Ships in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Hellenistic Period(pp. 1–10)
Although numerous scholars have explored the Mediterranean economy of the last centuries BCE, their research has included hardly any data about shipwrecks. This can be explained not only by the lack of such data, but likewise the lack of conferences dedicated to this issue. The impact of shipwrecks on the Hellenistic sea trade is therefore a gap in our collective knowledge. The purpose of this book is to suggest some approaches to the study of this issue.