Public Commercial Buildings in the Harbour Area of Tomis Cover Image

Edificii publice cu caracter comercial în zona portului tomitan
Public Commercial Buildings in the Harbour Area of Tomis

Author(s): Irina Sodoleanu
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Archaeology, Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory, Ancient World
Published by: Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie Constanța
Keywords: Roman and early Byzantine periods; Tomis; commercial buildings;

Summary/Abstract: The article emphasizes 5 areas on the western and south-western seafront of ancient Tomis where commercial buildings related to the harbor activities have been discovered: the edifice provided with stairs, the mosaic floored one, complexes C1-C3, C4-C5, and the ones in the immediate vicinity of Lentiarion. Their functionality, placement in the urban network, and their place in the existing typologies of commercial buildings are discussed.

  • Issue Year: VI/2019
  • Issue No: 52
  • Page Range: 391-407
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Romanian
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