Event details
Mar
27
“The Greater Sea”: The Black Sea and Medieval Eurasia
Join us for the annual Medieval Studies Faber Lecture with David Abulafia (University of Cambridge) on March 27 at 4:30 pm.
Please RSVP on the Medieval Studies website linked below.
The role of the Black Sea in medieval trade is often seen from the perspective of its links to the so-called Silk Roads stretching all the way to China, particularly in the wake of the Mongol conquests, or from the perspective of its links across the Mediterranean to the Italian cities whose merchants established trading colonies on its shores. This lecture attempts to shift the emphasis towards what was going on within the Black Sea itself, with its massive supplies of grain, wax, slaves – and caviar.
Please RSVP on the Medieval Studies website linked below.
The role of the Black Sea in medieval trade is often seen from the perspective of its links to the so-called Silk Roads stretching all the way to China, particularly in the wake of the Mongol conquests, or from the perspective of its links across the Mediterranean to the Italian cities whose merchants established trading colonies on its shores. This lecture attempts to shift the emphasis towards what was going on within the Black Sea itself, with its massive supplies of grain, wax, slaves – and caviar.
Speakers
David Abulafia, University of Cambridge
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Date
March 27, 2024Time
4:30 p.m.Location
East Pyne Building, 010Audience
University Sponsors
This event is supported by the Eberhard L. Faber 1915 Memorial Fund in the Humanities Council, and co-sponsored by the Medieval Black Sea Project, Center for Collaborative History.