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Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World [Repost]

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Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World [Repost]

Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World: Lodging, Trade, and Travel in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages by Olivia Remie Constable
English | 15 Jan. 2004 | ISBN: 0521819180 | 440 Pages | PDF | 5 MB

The Greek pandocheion, Arabic funduq, and Latin fundicum (fondaco) were ubiquitous in the Mediterranean sphere for nearly two millennia. These institutions were not only hostelries for traders and travelers, but also taverns, markets, warehouses, and sites for commercial taxation and regulation.