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Mediterranean and Near Eastern Civilizations Near Eastern Civilizations n n (Eds.) Editor: Gunnel Ekroth (Eds.) 34 This volume contains 11 articles from an international conference on an- cient ports in the Greek and Roman world from the Classical period to Late Antiquity. BOREAS 34 The Graeco-Roman civilization was, to a large extent, built on a constant flow of people, goods and ideas between various parts of the Mediterrane- an. This volume treats the function, character and connectivity of ports in the Greek and Roman Mediterranean. The following topics are discussed: Ancient Ports the role of river and sea ports locally, regionally and Mediterranean-wide; the freighting on rivers; the infrastructure of large harbours; the role of the Ancient Ports: The Geography of Connections Ancient Ports: hinterland; sea-routes; connectivity and the social character of harbour cit- The Geography of Connections ies through time. Proceedings of an International Conference . at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University, 23–25 September 2010 Edited by Kerstin Höghammar, Brita Alroth and Adam Lindhagen • K. Höghammar, B. Lindhage Höghammar, A. K. and Alroth ISSN 0346-6442 ISBN 978-91-554-9609-8 Distributor: Uppsala University Library Box 510, SE-751 20 Uppsala www.uu.se, [email protected] ACTA UNIVERSITATIS UPSALIENSIS UPPSALA 2016 n (Eds.) Ancient Ports The Geography of Connections Proceedings of an International Conference at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University, 23–25 September 2010 Edited by Kerstin Höghammar, Brita Alroth and Adam Lindhagen ACTA UNIVERSITATIS UPSALIENSIS BOREAS. Uppsala Studies in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Civilizations 34 Series editor: Gunnel Ekroth Editors: Kerstin Höghammar, Brita Alroth and Adam Lindhagen. Address: Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Box 626, SE-751 26, Uppsala, Sweden The English text was revised by Catherine Parnell. Abstract Kerstin Höghammar, Brita Alroth & Adam Lindhagen (eds.) Ancient ports. The geography of connections. Proceedings of an international conference at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University, 23–25