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Roman Trade Goods

Trade Goods in the Roman Empire

Roman Amphorae

Trade was very important to the Roman empire.

Big cities like Rome had to import large amounts of food from all over the empire. Luxury goods also came from all over Europe, Africa and the Near East. Silk came on camel caravans from China. Ships brought spices, jewels and perfumes from India.

Transporting goods on land was expensive and often dangerous, so most commerce was conducted via shipping.

Within this section you will find a list of goods that were used in trade. Some were rare, some expensive, and some used every day, however each of them were an integral part of the Roman Economy.

Please click on a title below to find out more information about that particular trade good.

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Asbestos fibers

Asbestos

The Romans knew all about asbestos, and even its impact on health impact too.
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Copper

Copper

Copper was used for making coins, armor, weapons, and to make the alloy brass.
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Roman glass

Glass

Glass was used much as we do today; for windows, containers and artwork.
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A Roman lead pipe

Lead

Lead had many important uses, but also had a negative impact on health.
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Silks

Silk

The mysterious material from the East for the fashionable and wealthy.
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Cassiterite tin oxide

Tin

The Romans mixed tin with copper to form the alloy bronze.
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Grapes growing on a vine

Wine

Wine soon became a popular drink and important to the Roman economy.
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Trade Goods

Exports provided vital income, whilst imports satisfied the population's need for foreign goods and luxury items.

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Roman Taxes

Just like today, taxes provided an essential source of revenue for the government to fund its various projects and wars.

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Roman Coins

As Rome grew, and the need for a system other than barter became a necessity, coins began to be used.

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Roman Roads

The Ancient Roman road network was essential for the movement of goods and the military around the Empire.

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The Roman Market Economy
by Peter Temin

The Roman Market Economy uses the tools of modern economics to show how trade, markets, and the Pax Romana were critical to ancient Rome's prosperity.

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Quantifying the Roman Economy
by A. Bowman & A. Wilson

This book focuses on the economic performance of the Roman empire, analysing the extent to which Roman political domination of the Mediterranean and north-west Europe created the conditions for the integration of agriculture, production, trade, and commerce across the regions of the empire.

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The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World
by W. Scheidel, I. Morris & R. P. Saller

Fully accessible to the non-specialist, the volume represents a major advance in our understanding of the economic expansion that made the civilisation of the classical Mediterranean world possible.

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The Ancient Economy
by M. I. Finley

To study the economies of the ancient world, one must begin by discarding many premises that seemed self-evident before Finley showed that they were useless or misleading. Available again, with a new foreword by Ian Morris, these sagacious, fertile, and occasionally combative essays are just as electrifying today as when Finley first wrote them.

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Roman Trade in India: Numismatic Evidence
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How Much Money did the Economy of Rome Have?
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Did Diocletianus Destroy the Roman Economy?
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Roman Taxation and Economy
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How did Romans Make Purchases with Large Sums of Money?
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The Economy Of The Byzantine Empire
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