Merchants and Markets
Group of Roman Amphorae (ceramic storage jars)
Most of the goods that were needed by the town were made locally, but some had to be imported from much further away. Find out about the difficulties of transport and see examples of what was valuable enough to be worth the effort.
These storage jars are called amphorae and they were used to transport wine, olive oil and fish sauce from Mediterranean.
How were all these goods paid for? See how coins were made, how much you might be paid for different jobs and what you would be able to buy with it. Use a video camera to look more closely at some Roman coins and learn why they are so important to archaeologists. Explore Iron Age and Roman coins further using the touch screen computer.
