Cities of the Ancient World. Episode 20, Ostia - Middle-Class Harbor Town.

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FilmPublisher number: 6715110 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2014Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

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History, Ancient

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Steven L. TuckSummary: One of the most intriguing cities in the ancient world is Ostia, a "producer city" that appears to have been comprised solely of middle- and working-class people. Go inside the warehouses and storage buildings to learn about the city's economy, and then reflect on what it means to have no evidence of the desperately poor or extravagantly wealthy.

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Steven L. Tuck

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One of the most intriguing cities in the ancient world is Ostia, a "producer city" that appears to have been comprised solely of middle- and working-class people. Go inside the warehouses and storage buildings to learn about the city's economy, and then reflect on what it means to have no evidence of the desperately poor or extravagantly wealthy.

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