Trade Relations of Tarsus in the Light of Amphora Finds: From Roman Imperial Period to Late Antiquity

Authors : Erkan Alkaç

Pages : 149-165

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Publication Date : 2024-06-13

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Tarsus is an important harbour city of the Eastern Mediterranean. Diff erent excavation sites of this city – Gözlükule Mound, Olive Market, Roman Baths and the northern hinterland of Tarsus – yielded amphorae from the Roman Empire and Late Antiquity: Hispania, Italy, Aegean Islands and Western Anatolia, Black Sea, Cilicia, Palestina, Egypt and North Africa. Th ese amphorae, which are evidence of the maritime trade of Tarsus, date to diff erent centuries of both periods. When the amphorae are classified according to their production centres, a wide network of commercial relations emerges.
Keywords : Tarsus, Cilicia, Roman Imperial Period, Late Antique Period, amphora, trade relations

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