The resources and economy of Roman Nicomedia
The last twenty years have seen an increasing interest in ancient economic studies, and especially criticism of the primitivist approach to the ancient economy. Although the current state of ancient economic studies shows a range of different approaches, and has produced new models to interpret the ancient economy beyond the great debate between the modernists and the primitivists, there is still room for discussion of both old and new approaches to the study of urban economies. This thesis studies the resources and the economy of Roman Nicomedia, a city where systematic excavation has not yet been conducted but where archaeological survey research has being carried out since 2005. The aim of this study is to assess the production, consumption, and distribution patterns of the city within its own dynamics. In terms of methodology, it takes into consideration Louis Robertâs work on the Bithynian cities within the longue durĂ©e and accordingly, evaluates accounts from the pre-industrial period of Nicomedia, modern Ä°zmit, under the Ottoman Empire. This study particularly takes into account the travellersâ notes from the 18th to the 19th centuries along with available primary and secondary sources in order
Guney, Hale
Nicomedia, Nikomedia, Nikomedeia, Nicomedie, Bithynia, Izmit, Kocaeli, Ancient Economy, Roman Asia Minor
The resources and economy of Roman Nicomedia. The last twenty years have seen an increasing interest in ancient economic studies, and especially criticism of the primitivist approach to the ancient economy. Although the current state of ancient economic studies shows a range of different approaches, and has produced new models to interpret the ancient economy beyond the great debate between the modernists and the primitivists, there is still room for discussion of both old and new approaches to the study of urban economies. This thesis studies the resources and the economy of Roman Nicomedia, a city where systematic excavation has not yet been conducted but where archaeological survey research has being carried out since 2005. The aim of this study is to assess the production, consumption, and distribution patterns of the city within its own dynamics. In terms of methodology, it takes into consideration Louis Robertâs work on the Bithynian cities within the longue durĂ©e and accordingly, evaluates accounts from the pre-industrial period of Nicomedia, modern Ä°zmit, under the Ottoman Empire. This study particularly takes into account the travellersâ notes from the 18th to the 19th centuries along with available primary and secondary sources in order
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