Journals and Series

The MBAH has been published since 1982 – initially as 'Münstersche Beiträge zur antiken Wirtschaftsgeschichte' with two issues a year. From the 26th year (2009) the MBAH will appear in a different form. The change of publisher meant that the concept of the MBAH had to be rethought. A first decision was to rename the 'Münstersche Beiträge zur antiken Wirtschaftsgeschichte' to 'Marburger Beiträge zur antiken Wirtschaftsgeschichte' , as both editors had been working at the Philipps University of Marburg for some time. Discussions with colleagues and the publisher gave us the opportunity to think about the concept of these 'Marburger Beiträge zur antiken Wirtschaftsgeschichte' and at the same time about that of the LAVERNA published by us. We came to the conclusion that expanding the focus of the MBAH would be better than continuing to publish two magazines with a similar focus. We therefore decided to publish the MBAH under the title 'Marburger Beiträge zu antiken Handels-, Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte'. The MBAH are intended to provide a platform for economic and social history, including other ancient science disciplines. These considerations consequently led us to the idea of ​​expanding the circle of editors.
The MBAH are published annually in a booklet. The concept on which the journal is based provides for the treatment of all source groups (papyri, inscriptions, coins, ancient literature, archaeological evidence), which also includes the publication of relevant sources.
Contributions to trade, economic and social history from the disciplines of classical studies in German, English, French and Italian are welcome.

Marburg, November 2008 H.-J. Drexhage / K. Ruffing

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The Philippika are named after the founder of the Philipps University. They offer a platform for publications from all areas of classical studies at the Philipps University Marburg. Treatises from all sub-disciplines of antiquity (Egyptology, Ancient History, Ancient Orient, Archeology, Epigraphy, Historical Computer Science, Numismatics, Legal History, Classical Philology, Reception History) in German, English, French and Italian are welcome. Not only scientists who belong to the Philipps University are addressed. The series is open to representatives of the above-mentioned disciplines at national and international level. With this, the Philippika should make a contribution to interdisciplinary contacts in the study of antiquity and, moreover, document its broad spectrum in today's world.

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Graeco-Roman Traditions and the Ancient Near East

The international book series Classica et Orientalia (CleO) provides a platform for contributions dealing with traditions and historiographical sources of the Greco-Roman culture-area and their patterns of thought referring to the Ancient Near East. Papers fprm all fields of classical studies (Egyptology, Ancient History, Ancient Oriental Studies, Archaeology, Epigraphy, Classical Philologiy, History of Law, Papyrology and History of Reception) in German and Englisch are welcome. The book series is open for scholars on international level. CleO aims at establishing interdisciplinary contacts in classical research and helps to critically examine classical patterns of thought in the investigation of ancient traditions, thus contributing to a modified perception of the correlation between "orient" and "occident".

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Contributions to the economic, legal and social history of the Eastern Mediterranean and Ancient Near East

Social History of the Eastern Mediterranean and Ancient Near East. In Babylonian-Assyrian, Greek and Latin, Kārum, Emporion and Forum denote, among others. the trading center, which, due to its function, was a place where different cultures and people of different social status and from different legal backgrounds came together. Not least with a view to current problems, research in the areas of Greek, Roman and ancient Near Eastern cultures and that of Egypt is increasingly turning its attention to the contact between these cultures and their economic history. The treatment of economic history issues consequently also implies social and legal history problems, as economy, society and law are to be viewed as parts of a mutually dependent complex structure. In addition, there are increasing numbers of examples of interdisciplinary cooperation in these areas in research and clearly demonstrating the advantages of such. The new KEF series is intended to provide a platform for this collaboration. Manuscripts in monographic form as well as anthologies from all disciplines that deal with the economic, legal and social history of the Eastern Mediterranean, Ancient Near East and Egypt from the 3rd millennium BC are welcome. Until the Arab conquest in the 7th century AD.

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Contributions to the economic and social history of the ancient world

The Laverna was published once a year between 1990 and 2006 with articles on economic and social history in the broader sense. It has been continued since 2008 with the 'Marburg Contributions to Ancient Trade, Economic and Social History' (MBAH).

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With the crisis of national states at the end of the 20th century and the experience of a highly interconnected, globalized world, a new perspective in historical studies has emerged, which critically analyzes those concepts and methodologies formed under the influence of national consciousness. This intellectual framework fosters an innovative, strongly interdisciplinary approach to world history, seeking to transcend a regional focus in the writing of history. This series figures within these developments, which it endeavors to promote through the publication of new research. The new series aims to encourage a universal view of historical phenomena, broadly defined both geographically and chronologically. Its scope embraces all world regions and all periods of human history. The peer-reviewed series will publish both monographs and edited volumes.

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Historical papyrology and neighbouring fields in ancient cultures 

Muziris (Gr. Μουζιρὶς) was an ancient port and trading city on the southwest coast of India, which is described in both Greek and Indian sources. The Muziris series mainly publishes scientific studies on the historical evaluation of papyrological evidence, but is also devoted to documentary texts from neighboring areas of ancient studies and thus aims to evaluate papyri, inscriptions, coins, graffiti, writing boards and ancient oriental sources on social and cultural issues - and economic-historical issues.
The series is open to monographs, conference files, commemorative publications and collections of articles. Manuscripts are accepted in German, English or French. English and French summaries are enclosed with all volumes (or in the case of anthologies: all contributions).

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