Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 May 2020
A study of warehouse plans at Ostia and Portus in Chapter 5 finds a spectrum of storage, with Ostia catering for products of various kinds and qualities, and Portus geared towards the turnover of bulk commodities. This chapter replaces a much-rehearsed opposition between private and public agencies in the supply of the city of Rome with a model of different temporal registers: a shorter-term one of rapid gain and profit with minimal risk, and a longer-term one that could amount either to speculation or to patronage.
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