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Mosaic of Maritime Traders
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Mosaic of Maritime Traders

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This mosaic (c. 3rd c. AD) is located in one of the numbered commercial stationes (offices) in Ostia’s Piazzale delle Corporazioni, the hub of commercial guilds. Two ships and a leaping figure evoke the agility and peril of maritime trade. Representing maritime traders, the mosaic reflects the cosmopolitan and logistical complexity behind Rome’s imperial supply chain.
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