Malama, Penelope

Thomas Schmidts (Ed.), Ioannis Triantafillidis (Ed.)

Mare Thracium: Archaeology and History of Coastal Landscapes and Islands of the Thracian Sea during Antiquity and the Byzantine Era. International Workshop within the Framework of the DFG Project »The Thracian harbour city Ainos in Roman and Byzantine times – the development of a traffic hub in a changing environment«

RGZM – Tagungen, Volume 47

Despite its peripheral location, the Mare Thracium was an integral part of the Mediterranean world. The wealth of its resources and the rivers connecting to the Thracian hinterland were of great importance. Numerous harbour cities contributed significantly to the development of the region from the Archaic to the Byzantine period and even beyond.
The contributions in this volume originated from a workshop held in Mainz in 2016 as part of the DFG Priority Programme (SPP 1630)  »Harbours from the Roman Period to the Middle Ages«. They deal with the natural conditions for seafaring, historical developments, the physical remains of coastal settlements and their harbours, and underwater finds.