PORTS AND CANALS OF THE ROMAN WORLD: INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRADE
University of Oxford
Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies
Saturday 9th May, 2009
The Oxford Roman Economy Project
PROGRAMME
14.00-14.35 Constructing Port Hierarchies: harbours as
indicators of global and
Katia Schörle local interconnectivity
14.35-15.10 ImportedBuilding Materials of Sebastos
Harbour, Caesarea
Greg Votruba Maritima
15.10-15.45 Shipping Stone: Roman quarries and their
ports
Ben Russell
15.45-16.15
Tea/coffee
16.15-16.50 Tidying up the Red Sea: looking for Leuke
Kome
Dario Nappo
16.50-17.25 Roman Shipwreck Cargoes and the Organization
of Trade
Candace Rice
17.25-18.00 Canals and Connectivity: the infrastructure
of artificial waterways
Hannah Friedman
18.00-18.30 General discussion
Drinks
Please note that the conference is an open event, free of charge, but
since numbers may need to be restricted please register as soon as
possible by email to: hannah.friedman@classics.ox.ac.uk
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