City, Identity, Trade: An Observation on the Rise of Naukratis in the Archaic Period

City, Identity, Trade: An Observation on the Rise of Naukratis in the Archaic Period

Kent, Kimlik, Ticaret: Arkaik Dönem’de Naukratis’in Yükselişi Üzerine Bir Gözlem

Gamze Hasdemir BOZKUŞ
 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7301-5594

PHASELIS IX (2023) 65-85
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10427160
Received Date: 07.12.2023 | Acceptance Date: 18.12.2023
Online Publication Date: 23.12.2023

Abstract: Trade in antiquity has been regarded as a dynamic concept, just as it is in today’s world. That being said, defining the structure of long-distance trade in the Archaic period is highly problematic. However, a harbour settlement, Naukratis, has the potential to reveal the structure, organisation and interregional significance of trade activities and provide insight into their structure in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Archaic Period. The political and demographic structure of the city, which assumed the role of emporium from the Early Archaic Period onwards, was among the factors that shaped the trade organisation. Apart from the archaeological evidence, ancient sources also indicate that the Eastern Hellens played a leading role in trade, supported by the Egyptian Ruler Amasis. The information backed by literary and archaeological evidence demonstrates that social, political, and cultural factors determined the organisation of trade activities at Naukratis. This paper attempts to investigate the role of Naukratis within the Eastern Mediterranean trade world in the Archaic Period through literary and archaeological evidence.

Keywords: Naukratis, Trade Activity, Eastern Mediterranean, Archaic Period

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Öz: Ticaret günümüz modern dünyasında olduğu gibi antikçağda de dinamik bir kavram olarak görülmektedir. Antikçağda uzak mesafeler arasında gerçekleşen ticaretin, Arkaik Dönem’deki yapısını tanımlamak oldukça problemlidir. Bu doğrultuda bir liman yerleşimi olan Naukratis, ticari faaliyetlerin yapısını, işleyişini ve bölgelerarası önemini göstermekte ve Doğu Akdeniz’de Arkaik Dönem ticari faaliyetlerin yapısı hakkında fikir vermektedir. Erken Arkaik Dönem’den itibaren emporio rolünü üstlenen kentin, siyasi ve demografik yapısı da ticaretin işleyişinde etkili olmuştur. Arkeolojik verilerin yanında antik kaynaklar da Doğu Hellen toplumunun ticarette öncü rol oynadığını ve bunun da Mısır hükümdarı Amasis tarafından desteklendiğini göstermektedir. Tüm bu veriler Naukratis’te ticari faaliyetlerin işleyişinde sosyal, siyasal ve kültürel faktörlerin etkili olduğuna işaret etmektedir. Araştırma kapsamında Naukratis’in Doğu Akdeniz’deki ticari konumu ve Arkaik Dönem ticaretinde üstlendiği rol arkeolojik veriler ve antik kaynaklar ışığında yorumlanmaya çalışılmıştır.

Anahtar sözcükler: Naukratis, Ticari Faaliyet, Doğu Akdeniz, Arkaik Dönem

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Hasdemir-Bozkuş G. 2023, “City, Identity, Trade: An Observation on the Rise of Naukratis in the Archaic Period”. Phaselis IX, 65-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10427160

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Gamze Hasdemir BOZKUŞ
Res. Asst. Dr., Dicle University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Archaeology, Diyarbakır. hasdemirgamzee@gmail.com | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7301-5594