Single Contributions

Economic aspects permeate all areas of public and private life in ancient
societies, whether in urban development, religion, art, housing, or in death.
Research on ancient economies has long played a significant role in ancient history.
Increasingly in the last decades, awareness has grown in archaeology that the
material culture of ancient societies offers excellent opportunities for studying
the structure, performance, and dynamics of ancient economic systems and economic
processes. Therefore, the main objective of this congress was to understand economy
as a central element of classical societies and to analyse its interaction with
ecological, political, social, religious, and cultural backgrounds. The theme of the
congress was addressed to all disciplines that deal with Greco-Roman civilization
and their neighbouring cultures from the Aegean Bronze Age to the end of Late
Antiquity. This collective volume contains single contributions from sessions 6, 7
and 8, which discuss questions about consumption and investment in everyday life,
sanctuaries and urban contexts, as well as questions about the role of the city in
the ancient economy.