Naslov
Ancient roots of wine trade in Slavonia and Baranja County – the legal historians approach

Autori
Žiha, Nikol ; Sukačić, Marko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
RED 2022, 11th International Scientific Symposium “Region, Entrepreneurship, Development” / Leko Šimić, Mirna - Osijek : Ekonomski fakultet Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, 2022, 900-914

Skup
11th International Scientific Symposium Region Entrepreneurship Development (RED 2022)

Mjesto i datum
Osijek, Hrvatska, 09.06.2022. - 11.06.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
degustatio ; trade ; Roman law ; Slavonia and Baranja ; wine production

Sažetak
As a valued good since ancient times, wine has been an object of sales contracts throughout history, particularly within the developed trade regulated by ancient Roman law, as indicated in various legal and non-legal sources. The most peculiar ancient problem concerning the sale of wine was its frequent acidity and mouldiness, especially when the wine was sold in large amounts to professional sellers and for subsequent resale. Such practice confirms that wine was produced in various provinces and transported across the Roman Empire. The contemporary sale of wine represents an important part of the touristic offer of the Slavonia and Baranja region which grants an enormous potential for its development. As opposed to more detailed research into viticulture near the Croatian coast, due a to lack of original sources, the ancient beginnings of the wine trade as an economic activity in this region have been insufficiently explored. The most famous, yet often disputed historical source is visible in Historia Augusta, the late Roman collection of biographies of Roman emperors, where the author in the description of the emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus states that he himself planted chosen vines on Mount Alma near Sirmium in Illyricum (Fruška Gora near Srijemska Mitrovica). The presented source confirms that wine production was conducted in this area in the 3rd century AD. Focusing on the most controversial legal implications of wine sales, specifically the allocation of risk for the spoilage of wine, this contribution aims to address the issue of the transportation of wine across the Empire and to discuss the ancient roots of wine production in the Slavonia and Baranja region in order to show its both historical and contemporary importance.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

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