Greek and Latin Amphora Epigraphy from the Ancient Baria (Villaricos, Almería)

Abstract

Amphora epigraphy is a fundamental element for the study of far-reaching trade in Antiquity. It is presented the study of Greek and Latin amphorae epigraphy from the ancient Baria, now Villaricos (Cuevas de Almanzora, Almería). The stamps, tituli picti and graffiti analysed were found mainly in the archaeological excavation in the 8th sector and in the ancient excavations of the necropolis. The catalogue is composed by a considerable number of unpublished epigraphs and a review of several inscriptions already known. The analysis of the amphorae epigraphic assemblage from Baria allows to advance knowledge about its trade-dynamic and the role that it played within the commercial networks of the Western Mediterranean, which would have been of greater importance than the traditionally reflected in the scientific literature.