IMC 2022: Sessions
Session 725: Empires without Borders: Collaboration and Rivalry between the Roman and Sasanian Empires, III - Movement and Economic Interconnectivity along the Frontier
Tuesday 5 July 2022, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Cardiff Centre for Late Antique Religion & Culture, Cardiff University |
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| Organisers: | Domiziana Rossi, Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà, Università di Bologna Sean Strong, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Eve MacDonald, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University |
| Paper 725-a | Shopping at the Mercatus and the Bazaar: Trade Environment along the Limes (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Economics - Trade, Economics - Urban, Social History |
| Paper 725-b | Economic Interests and Clauses in Roman-Sasanian Peace Treaties during Late Antiquity: A Story of Co-Operation, Mutual Dependence, and Rivalry (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Byzantine Studies, Economics - Trade, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 725-c | The Eastern Frontier: Interaction and Travel between the Roman and Sassanid Empires (Language: English) Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Demography, Historiography - Medieval, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | Interconnectivity and movements characterised Late Antiquity as much as warfare. The movement and engagement of peoples within and across borders was important not only for local communities, sharing and exchanging cultures and ideas, but also, and perhaps more importantly, fostering greater economic transfer and retention. This panel analyses the environment in which people operated and goods exchanged between border regions. It will examine the archaeological context of these exchanges as well as the political and written documents that survive from the period. |