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Luiza, Varga, Daciana, Pasca Simona |
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AIP Conference Proceedings; 2022, Vol. 2574 Issue 1, p1-7, 7p |
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This article focuses on the effects that economic factors had on the floor designs of the ancient port cities of the Black Sea (present day Dobrogea, Romania). It will similarly focus on how economic activity and trade facilitated the proliferation of mosaic floors. In 132 A.D., a Greek man by the name of Arrian was appointed by the Roman emperor Hadrian to become governor of Cappadocia. A number of Arrian's important texts have been preserved such as Periplus Ponti Euxini that describes sea routes and ports. Arrian emphasized the existence of important natural resources such as timber and flax in Moesia and Thrace. These resources were considered instrumental in securing the maritime connections of the Roman Empire. One of the most famous port cities described by Arrian was Tomis. Tomis was the capital of all the port cities found on the Black Sea coast demonstrating thus, its greater commercial activity in comparison to other ports in the region. The development of trade within the port cities of the Black Sea lead to the construction of richly decorated, luxurious edifices with a polychromatic finish. The mosaic floors unearthed following archaeological excavations in public areas prove the existence of a prosperous economy, as its societies had been able to invest in mosaic floors spanning vast areas (of thousands of square meters). The article aims to undertake an economic evaluation of the materials used in the construction of the mosaic floors discovered in the ancient city of Tomis. The floors that were unearthed following archeological excavations were preserved and span an area of approximately 49.80 by 16.60 meters. The richly colored, lithic material used to create them, illustrates and points to the high technical knowledge required to generate such flooring. The Marmara Sea area and the Cyclades islands were the known sources of this material. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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