Thursday, November 9, 2017
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM (ET)
Pettengill Hall G52 - Classroom
Event Type
Lecture
Contact
Cameron, Hamish R
Department
Classical and Medieval Studies
Link
https://events.bates.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=34872
A talk by Taco Terpstra of Northwestern University. Terpstra is a socioeconomic historian of ancient Rome who focuses on Roman long-distance trade, specifically on the question of how merchants organized their business to overcome the problems posed by preindustrial conditions. FMI 207-786-8296.