Land and river communications in late antiquity
Michael McCormick
Profound shifts in the economy, culture, and political structures of late antiquity precipitated deep changes how – much people things moved long distances. Transport communications played a key role transformations ancient world. is bridge that links critical factors supply demand over distance. The it allows channel movements people, who bring with them their distinctive cultural baggage, all consequences such contacts entail for effervescence. Linking distance essential to economic specialization which, turn, growth. In fact, despite broad ecological similarities around shores Mediterranean Sea, Roman transportation had fostered some regional interdependence earlier centuries, as we have already seen from history mining dish-ware production. This chapter will consider main affected systems land river communications. next one turn sea. But first need clarify few general concepts conditions.
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