Ancient colonialism and the economic geography of the Mediterranean

Dimitris Chronopoulos; Sotirios Kampanelis; Daniel Oto-Peralías; John O. S. Wilson

doi:10.1093/jeg/lbaa028

Ancient colonialism and the economic geography of the Mediterranean

Dimitris Chronopoulos, Sotirios Kampanelis, Daniel Oto-Peralías, John O. S. Wilson

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This article investigates the legacy of ancient Phoenician, Greek and Etruscan colonialism in shaping the economic geography of the Mediterranean region. Utilising historical data on ancient colonies and current data on population density and night light emissions (as a proxy for economic activity), we find that geographical areas colonised by these ancient civilisations have higher population density and economic activity in the present day. We also find that ancient colonialism affected the origin and evolution of the urban system of cities and settlements prevalent in the Mediterranean region.

Original language	English
Article number	lbaa028
Pages (from-to)	1-43
Journal	Journal of Economic Geography
Volume	Advance articles
Early online date	21 Dec 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbaa028
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 21 Dec 2020

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Keywords

Economic geography
Economic development
Ancient colonialism
History
Cities
Mediterranean

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