Honors Theses
Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Classics
First Advisor
Aileen Ajootian
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
This Thesis studies the trade in spices and aromatics in the Mediterranean during the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. It will examine in particular frankincense, myrrh, cinnamon, cassia, and silphium. Through a the use of ancient authors, modem scholarship, and archaeological data this thesis will seek to show that although evidence for this trade in the Classical period is less plentiful than in other times, a Classical trade did exist. This work will also argue that spices were a part of the Classical period Greek market, and that these products were being consumed as luxury goods in order to showcase wealth and social status.
Recommended Citation
Roberts, Forrest Colby, "And Myrrh, Cassia, and Frankincense rode on the Wind A Detailed Look at the Aromatic and Spice Trade of the Classical Mediterranean" (2013). Honors Theses. 2102.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2102
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