Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Place and Its People
- Part II Practical Matters
- Part III Urban Experiences
- 8: Imperial Constantinople
- 9: Residential Constantinople
- 10: Commercial Constantinople
- 11: Sacred Dimensions: Church Building and Ecclesiastical Practice
- 12: Sacred Dimensions: Constantinopolitan Monasticism
- 13: Sacred Dimensions: Death and Burial
- Part IV Institutions and Activities
- Part V Encountering Constantinople
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- References
10: - Commercial Constantinople
from Part III - Urban Experiences
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2022
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Place and Its People
- Part II Practical Matters
- Part III Urban Experiences
- 8: Imperial Constantinople
- 9: Residential Constantinople
- 10: Commercial Constantinople
- 11: Sacred Dimensions: Church Building and Ecclesiastical Practice
- 12: Sacred Dimensions: Constantinopolitan Monasticism
- 13: Sacred Dimensions: Death and Burial
- Part IV Institutions and Activities
- Part V Encountering Constantinople
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- References
Summary
Chapter 10, “Commercial Constantinople,” examines the commercial developments in the capital. It concentrates on the city’s commercial topography, its provisioning, trade networks, merchant class, and manufacturing industries as well as government control over them.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople , pp. 166 - 179Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022