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
- 4: Waters for a Capital: Hydraulic Infrastructure and Use in Byzantine Constantinople
- 5: The Supply of Food to Constantinople
- 6: Constantinople: Building and Maintenance
- 7: The Defence of Constantinople
- Part III Urban Experiences
- Part IV Institutions and Activities
- Part V Encountering Constantinople
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- References
5: - The Supply of Food to Constantinople
from Part II - Practical Matters
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2022
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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
- 4: Waters for a Capital: Hydraulic Infrastructure and Use in Byzantine Constantinople
- 5: The Supply of Food to Constantinople
- 6: Constantinople: Building and Maintenance
- 7: The Defence of Constantinople
- Part III Urban Experiences
- Part IV Institutions and Activities
- Part V Encountering Constantinople
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- References
Summary
Chapter 5, “The Supply of Food to Constantinople,” discusses the supply, distribution, preparation, and consumption of food to the capital, noting the importance of the relationship between the urban center, its hinterland, and the empire’s distant provinces.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople , pp. 87 - 101Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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Further Reading
Brubaker, L. and Linardou, K. (eds.), Eat, Drink, and Be Merry (Luke 12:19): Food and Wine in Byzantium (Aldershot, 2007).Google Scholar
Laiou, A. E. (ed.), The Economic History of Byzantium: From the Seventh through the Fifteenth Century (Washington, DC, 2002).Google Scholar
Magdalino, P. and Necipoğlu, N. (ed.), Trade in Byzantium: Papers from the Third International Sevgi Gönül Byzantine Studies Symposium (Istanbul, 2016).Google Scholar
Marin, B. and Virlouvet, C. (ed.), Nourrir les cités de Méditerranée: Antiquité – temps modernes (Paris, 2003).Google Scholar
Mayer, W. and Trzcionka, S. (eds.), Feast, Fast or Famine: Food and Drink in Byzantium (Brisbane, 2015).Google Scholar
Teall, J. L. “The Grain Supply of the Byzantine Empire, 330–1025,” DOP 13 (1959): 87–139.Google Scholar
Van Dam, R. Rome and Constantinople: Rewriting Roman History during Late Antiquity (Waco, 2010).Google Scholar