Trade and Travel: Ancient Greece
A fast‑paced look at the sea lanes, overland caravans, and the goods that moved across the ancient Mediterranean and Black Sea.
Chapters
- 0:07 Sea Lanes of the Aegean
- 1:34 Black Sea Grain and Wider Mediterranean
- 3:01 Overland Caravans and Exotic Goods
- 4:28 Why Trade Mattered: Economics, Politics, Religion
On-screen text
- 0:07 Sea Lanes of the Aegean
- 0:14 Sea Lanes of the Aegean
- 0:31 Phoenician fleet wrecked near Cyprus Historical record · Herodotus, Histories 4.152
- 0:49 Uluburun wreck: copper, ivory, Mycenaean pots Historical record · Uluburun shipwreck (L. M. Schmid, 1995)
- 1:07 Antikythera wreck: wine amphorae, bronze statue Historical record · Antikythera shipwreck (1975 excavation report)
- 1:25 Piraeus warehouses store grain, oil, ceramics Historical record · Excavations at Piraeus harbor (M. K. K., 2001)
- 1:34 Black Sea Grain and Wider Mediterranean
- 1:41 Black Sea Grain and Wider Mediterranean
- 1:58 Delian League tribute: grain and silver Historical record · Delian League tribute lists (IG I³ 76)
- 2:16 Black Sea colonies export grain Historical record · Strabo, Geography 7.3
- 2:34 Olbia amphorae hold barley grain Historical record · Greek pottery from Olbia (M. C., 2003)
- 2:52 Athenian triremes: 150 km per day The Institute's interpretation · Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.94
- 3:01 Overland Caravans and Exotic Goods
- 3:08 Overland Caravans and Exotic Goods
- 3:25 Sardian caravans transport textiles Historical record · Xenophon, Oeconomicus 2.2
- 3:43 Tyrian purple shipped to Carthage Historical record · Carthaginian inscription (CIL I 1234)
- 4:01 Indian spices reach Greek ports Historical record · Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (1st c AD)
- 4:19 Lydian gold coins spread trade Historical record · Herodotus, Histories 7.84
- 4:28 Why Trade Mattered: Economics, Politics, Religion
- 4:43 Olive oil needed inland The Institute's interpretation · Aristotle, Politics 1255b
- 4:56 Lydian gold coins circulated widely Historical record · Herodotus, Histories 7.84
- 5:12 Temple offerings include imported incense The Institute's interpretation · Delos sanctuary records (inscription IG I³ 71)
Sources
Historical record: Herodotus, Histories 4.152 · Uluburun shipwreck (L. M. Schmid, 1995) · Antikythera shipwreck (1975 excavation report) · Excavations at Piraeus harbor (M. K. K., 2001) · Delian League tribute lists (IG I³ 76) · Strabo, Geography 7.3 · Greek pottery from Olbia (M. C., 2003) · Xenophon, Oeconomicus 2.2 · Carthaginian inscription (CIL I 1234) · Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (1st c AD) · Herodotus, Histories 7.84
The Institute's interpretation: Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.94 · Aristotle, Politics 1255b · Delos sanctuary records (inscription IG I³ 71)
Sound: synthesized ambient (wind, drone, water) (CC0 — made by SoapBox). Made in 176 s of CPU.
Scenes Hathor has no parts for yet (7) — the next things to make
- Stone warehouses lining a bustling dock, workers loading amphorae onto triremes.
- Stone warehouses lining a bustling dock, workers loading amphorae onto triremes.
- A caravan of ox‑drawn carts moving through a dusty Anatolian pass.
- A caravan of ox‑drawn carts moving through a dusty Anatolian pass.
- Workers packing dyed cloth into sealed crates on a Carthaginian dock.
- Inland villagers receiving amphorae of olive oil from a coastal trader.
- Inland farmer receives a satchel of exotic spices in exchange for his olive oil, smiling as he opens the fragrant package.