Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World

by Olivia Remie Constable

Book Overview

The Greek pandocheion, Arabic funduq, and Latin fundicum (fondaco) were ubiquitous in the Mediterranean sphere for nearly two millennia. These institutions were not only hostelries for traders and travelers, but also taverns, markets, warehouses, and sites for commercial taxation and regulation. In this highly original study, Professor Constable traces the complex evolution of this family of institutions from the pandocheion in Late Antiquity, to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521109760
• ISBN13: 9780521109765
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"