Dolia

Dolia
Title Dolia PDF eBook
Author Caroline Cheung
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 328
Release 2024-04-23
Genre History
ISBN 0691242992

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The story of the Roman Empire’s enormous wine industry told through the remarkable ceramic storage and shipping containers that made it possible The average resident of ancient Rome drank two-hundred-and-fifty liters of wine a year, almost a bottle a day, and the total annual volume of wine consumed in the imperial capital would have overflowed the Pantheon. But Rome was too densely developed and populated to produce its own food, let alone wine. How were the Romans able to get so much wine? The key was the dolium—the ancient world’s largest type of ceramic wine and food storage and shipping container, some of which could hold as much as two-thousand liters. In Dolia, classicist and archaeologist Caroline Cheung tells the story of these vessels—from their emergence and evolution to their major impact on trade and their eventual disappearance. Drawing on new archaeological discoveries and unpublished material, Dolia uncovers the industrial and technological developments, the wide variety of workers and skills, and the investments behind the Roman wine trade. As the trade expanded, potters developed new techniques to build large, standardized dolia for bulk fermentation, storage, and shipment. Dolia not only determined the quantity of wine produced but also influenced its quality, becoming the backbone of the trade. As dolia swept across the Mediterranean and brought wine from the far reaches of the empire to the capital’s doorstep, these vessels also drove economic growth—from rural vineyards and ceramic workshops to the wine shops of Rome. Placing these unique containers at the center of the story, Dolia is a groundbreaking account of the Roman Empire’s Mediterranean-wide wine industry.

Close Rolls of the Reign of Henry III

Close Rolls of the Reign of Henry III
Title Close Rolls of the Reign of Henry III PDF eBook
Author Great Britain. Court of Chancery
Publisher
Pages 632
Release 1927
Genre Close writs
ISBN

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The Great Roll of the Pipe for the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of King Henry the Third, A. D. 1241-1242

The Great Roll of the Pipe for the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of King Henry the Third, A. D. 1241-1242
Title The Great Roll of the Pipe for the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of King Henry the Third, A. D. 1241-1242 PDF eBook
Author Great Britain. Exchequer
Publisher
Pages 468
Release 1918
Genre Great Britain
ISBN

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Close Rolls of the Reign of Henry III, Preserved in the Public Record Office. A.D. 1227-[1272]

Close Rolls of the Reign of Henry III, Preserved in the Public Record Office. A.D. 1227-[1272]
Title Close Rolls of the Reign of Henry III, Preserved in the Public Record Office. A.D. 1227-[1272] PDF eBook
Author Great Britain. Public Record Office
Publisher
Pages 634
Release 1927
Genre Archives
ISBN

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Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland Preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office, London

Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland Preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office, London
Title Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland Preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office, London PDF eBook
Author Great Britain. Public Record Office
Publisher
Pages 738
Release 1888
Genre Scotland
ISBN

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A Formula Book of English Official Historical Documents

A Formula Book of English Official Historical Documents
Title A Formula Book of English Official Historical Documents PDF eBook
Author Hubert Hall
Publisher
Pages 246
Release 1909
Genre Archives
ISBN

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A Formula Book of English Official Historical Documents: Ministerial and judicial records selected and transcribed by a seminar of the London School of Economics

A Formula Book of English Official Historical Documents: Ministerial and judicial records selected and transcribed by a seminar of the London School of Economics
Title A Formula Book of English Official Historical Documents: Ministerial and judicial records selected and transcribed by a seminar of the London School of Economics PDF eBook
Author Hubert Hall
Publisher
Pages 252
Release 1909
Genre Archives
ISBN

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