The agents and mechanics of connectivity: The Mediterranean world and the cities of the Guadiana valley in the sixth century

Wood, Jamie (2023) The agents and mechanics of connectivity: The Mediterranean world and the cities of the Guadiana valley in the sixth century. In: Rome and Byzantium in the Visigothic Kingdom: Beyond Imitatio Imperii. Late Antique and Early Medieval Iberia . Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam. ISBN UNSPECIFIED

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This chapter explores connections between the upper Guadiana Valley, especially the cities of Mérida and Mértola, and the Byzantine world in the sixth century. By analysing archaeological evidence in conjunction with written sources, it identifies continued linkages to North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean in this period. Although the ceramic assemblages indicate that the scale of such connectivity was considerably reduced compared to previous centuries, hagiography and epigraphy both point towards the presence of well-established ‘Greek’ ecclesiastical elites at both cities in the middle decades of the sixth century who, alongside other local leaders, played a pivotal role in managing connections to outsiders, including traders who brought goods from beyond Hispania to the Guadiana basin.

Keywords:medieval bishops, medieval trade, economic history, Iberian History, Byzantine Empire
Subjects:V Historical and Philosophical studies > V120 Byzantine History
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V224 Iberian History
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V130 Medieval History
Divisions:College of Arts > Lincoln School of Humanities and Heritage > Lincoln School of Humanities and Heritage (Humanities)
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Deposited On:25 Nov 2022 11:44

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