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Greek Merchants and the Genoese Lower Danube in the Late Fourteenth Century

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Based on Genoese notary deeds edited in the 1970s and 1980s by Geo Pistarino, Silvana Raiteri, and Michel Balard, this chapter analyzes the presence of Greek merchants in the medieval Byzantine settlements of the Danube delta, after these settlements came under Genoese rule in the second half of the fourteenth century. The text focuses specifically on economic relations in order to define the commercial horizons of merchants between Southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. After presenting short profiles of resident and nonresident Greek traders, this chapter reconstructs their commercial networks and shipping routes across the Black Sea. The results of the research demonstrate the remarkable vitality of Greek trade in the Genoese Lower Danube, despite competition from Italian merchants, pirate attacks, and the Ottoman advance in the Balkans.
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hal-04480953 , version 1 (27-02-2024)

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Marco Cassioli. Greek Merchants and the Genoese Lower Danube in the Late Fourteenth Century. Maria Alessia Rossi and Alice Isabella Sullivan. The Routledge Handbook of Byzantine Visual Culture in the Danube Regions, 1300-1600, Routledge, pp.170-183, 2024, 978-0-367-63954-9. ⟨hal-04480953⟩
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