Gaelle Brannellec-Schachar, a scholar in Archeology and Ancient history, in ‘The archeological evidence for reconstructing patter of the Roman Trade’, defines trade as exchange of goods and services between individuals, companies, business and governments through the act of buying and selling (Schachar 1). In a more archeological term, Schachar defines trade as the transformation of people and communities through the production of goods and services for the purpose of exchange for other goods and services through various social mechanisms that ascertain the availability of the goods and services to the final or end consumer (Schachar 1). Trade in Europe was immensely under the control of the Roman Empire. A huge position of the civilized world
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The empire stretched across the large Europe regions across with major port cities along the empire coastlines. These cities were characterized with high-level industrialization. As the industries grew so did their demand for resources. These resources were not readily available in the same regions of these industries were located. The Roman Empire had access to 85,000 km of roads and highways with a majority of these roads being located in Europe (Schachar 5). For instant in Italy had a road network of over 13600km of paved and non-paved roads (Schachar 5). These networks were highly essential in facilitating regional trade across Europe. Schachar illustrates archeological evidence dating back to the 200 AD that indicate immense level of regional and international trade of glass, millstones, fine wares and marbles (Schachar 10). For instance, marble used across the entire Roman Empire was produced by raw materials from Vilavi in Portugal (Schachar 10). Traces of these marbles have been found across Europe with citations in ruins located in London (Schachar 10). Millstones were an integral aspect of the every household in the early CE, as they were used to grind grains into flour. Millstones used in the Roman Empire were made of volcanic stone. Geographical composition limited accessibility …show more content…
This accessibility through roads lead to development of cities and interregional trade took root. As the empire expanded, it invested more in strengthening its naval forces leading to breakthroughs in the shipping realm. Shipping expounded the reach of the empire across the entire Mediterranean region with increase access to Northern Africa and the Middle East. International trade began to take shape. Regions began to specialize more on the core competence in production. Archeological evidence in Schachar research indicates huge presence of specialization. Fish industry gained prominence in Lusitania. Advancements made in fish preservation techniques enabled the region to export across the entire empire (Schachar 11). The region was exporting innovations in fish preservation techniques to all regions across the empire. British specialized in textile industry, southern France in wine production, and Tunisia in African red slipware (Schachar 11). Trade was highly facilitated by the production of coin, which eased exchange of
The empire stretched across the large Europe regions across with major port cities along the empire coastlines. These cities were characterized with high-level industrialization. As the industries grew so did their demand for resources. These resources were not readily available in the same regions of these industries were located. The Roman Empire had access to 85,000 km of roads and highways with a majority of these roads being located in Europe (Schachar 5). For instant in Italy had a road network of over 13600km of paved and non-paved roads (Schachar 5). These networks were highly essential in facilitating regional trade across Europe. Schachar illustrates archeological evidence dating back to the 200 AD that indicate immense level of regional and international trade of glass, millstones, fine wares and marbles (Schachar 10). For instance, marble used across the entire Roman Empire was produced by raw materials from Vilavi in Portugal (Schachar 10). Traces of these marbles have been found across Europe with citations in ruins located in London (Schachar 10). Millstones were an integral aspect of the every household in the early CE, as they were used to grind grains into flour. Millstones used in the Roman Empire were made of volcanic stone. Geographical composition limited accessibility …show more content…
This accessibility through roads lead to development of cities and interregional trade took root. As the empire expanded, it invested more in strengthening its naval forces leading to breakthroughs in the shipping realm. Shipping expounded the reach of the empire across the entire Mediterranean region with increase access to Northern Africa and the Middle East. International trade began to take shape. Regions began to specialize more on the core competence in production. Archeological evidence in Schachar research indicates huge presence of specialization. Fish industry gained prominence in Lusitania. Advancements made in fish preservation techniques enabled the region to export across the entire empire (Schachar 11). The region was exporting innovations in fish preservation techniques to all regions across the empire. British specialized in textile industry, southern France in wine production, and Tunisia in African red slipware (Schachar 11). Trade was highly facilitated by the production of coin, which eased exchange of