TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN LATE ROMAN EMPIRE
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN LATE ROMAN EMPIRE

Summary/Abstract: Thanks to the aspirations of Diocletian to include into his Edict on Prices the prices of all services and goods known at that time, this also included the prices for road and sea transport. It is fascinating how and to what extent the Edict describes the transport of certain types of goods, even the types of transportation means (carts). It separately describes the road transport and the sea transport services. The Edict also comprised the analysis and comparison of these two types of transportation, as well as of all other elements related to the transport of goods in ancient times. In addition, the Edict contains the prices of supporting services, such as the prices of accommodation and food in inns, bank charges related to loans needed for long trips across the sea, etc. Collegiums played a significant role in the transport services (transporters’ association) by unifiying the transporters and regulateing the organization of transport.

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