“Butrint: An Adriatic port between ca. A.D. 400–1000 ”

On April 6th 2006, Richard Hodges held an interesting seminar on “Butrint: An Adriatic port between ca. A.D. 400–1000”. Based on the long and very interesting fieldwork that he has directed in Butrint, Richard Hodges made a very good overview of the results mainly focusing on the period between A.D. 400–1000.

The interpretations were based on the long debate starting with Pirene’s thesis on the rise of the Medieval cities, arriving to the arguments of Horden and Purcell in the “Corrupting Sea” and Michael McCormick in the “Origins of the European Economy”.

A review of the unique data from the 6th to 9th centuries A.D. at Butrint showed the importance of this site in understanding the economic dynamics of this little known period in the Mediterranean area.

This very interesting and stimulating talk was followed by numerous discussions and questions.
 

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