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Were ancient merchants primarily adventurers, or were they experienced, savvy traders? This study challenges a widespread misperception about the planning of ancient Roman trade routes. While bravery and risk-taking were important, success actually depended on a cumulation of skill and knowledge developed over generations, with Alexandria and Rome playing a crucial role as predictable and reliable markets for buying and selling. Although the Romans were notorious for their dislike of the sea, they built on centuries of stable environmental conditions to successfully develop reliable, efficient trading routes - including open sea and close-hauled sailing - and become the most important traders of antiquity, in terms of trade volume. Roman sailing capabilities are one main focus of this research. Twenty-eight important sailing routes are analyzed using modern techniques to determine the effect of geography, climate, weather, ship size, cargo characteristics, travel time, costs, customs duties, and piracy. Applying the regatta software program Expedition, 50,000 potential voyages were calculated for twice-daily launches on the main 183 sailing days per year. This data is compared to ancient Roman records, presenting a novel, reliable method for determining ancient Roman sea routes and voyage duration. The results are used to develop a model for understanding the profitability of Roman trade.
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Der römische Seehandel in seiner Blütezeit, Pascal Warnking
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- Titel
- Der römische Seehandel in seiner Blütezeit
- Sprache
- Deutsch
- Autor*innen
- Pascal Warnking
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2015
- Einband
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 386757264X
- ISBN13
- 9783867572644
- Reihe
- Pharos
- Kategorie
- Skripten & Universitätslehrbücher
- Beschreibung
- Were ancient merchants primarily adventurers, or were they experienced, savvy traders? This study challenges a widespread misperception about the planning of ancient Roman trade routes. While bravery and risk-taking were important, success actually depended on a cumulation of skill and knowledge developed over generations, with Alexandria and Rome playing a crucial role as predictable and reliable markets for buying and selling. Although the Romans were notorious for their dislike of the sea, they built on centuries of stable environmental conditions to successfully develop reliable, efficient trading routes - including open sea and close-hauled sailing - and become the most important traders of antiquity, in terms of trade volume. Roman sailing capabilities are one main focus of this research. Twenty-eight important sailing routes are analyzed using modern techniques to determine the effect of geography, climate, weather, ship size, cargo characteristics, travel time, costs, customs duties, and piracy. Applying the regatta software program Expedition, 50,000 potential voyages were calculated for twice-daily launches on the main 183 sailing days per year. This data is compared to ancient Roman records, presenting a novel, reliable method for determining ancient Roman sea routes and voyage duration. The results are used to develop a model for understanding the profitability of Roman trade.