The Weights from Thonis-Heracleion

by Elsbeth Van Der Wilt

The weights from Thonis-Heracleion offer a new perspective on trading activities and mechanisms in the emporium of Egypt (Diodorus Siculus, Hist., I, 19, 4). The extensive harbor facilities and temple of Amun-Gereb, rediscovered by the Institut Europ?en d'Arch?ologie Sous-Marine (IEASM), provided the necessary infrastructure for the city's role in the economic regulation of maritime trade. Located on Egypt's coastal border, the port was a natural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905905483
• ISBN13: 9781905905485
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology
• Length: 200 Pages