Food Provisions for Ancient Rome by Paul James -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements 1 Introduction

Grain and its significance The annona The model Notes

2 Supply Chain Management

The supply model SIPOCC analysis and flowcharts (process mapping) The role of the state Notes

3 The model – products, area of supply, population, and diet

Road freight and freight cost ratios The drawing area for supply of local goods The population supplied Diet and health Suppliers Summary Notes

4 The products

Grain explained Cereal (grain) processing Wine and viticulture Olive oil Garum Other imports Total imports Summary Notes

5 Technology development

Milling technology Animal-powered milling Water milling Major installations – Barbegal and Rome The timing of the mill introduction to Rome Summary Notes

6 Losses in the supply chain

The definition of waste or losses The situation in Rome – indicators of waste

Precautions against theft The danger posed by fires Political unrest due to grain shortages The effects of flooding

Grain transport and handling

Packaging – the argument for packaged grain versus bulk The size of the grain sacks

Postharvest losses (PHL) in the grain supply chain Transfer to the ports in the supply country The sea journey Individual process losses

Cleaning grain Losses during grain storage Product movement losses Other supply chain losses

The net demand for grain Losses in the amphorae supply chain Summary Notes

7 Supply system analysis – core inputs

Customer expectations and system goals The sailing season Gross product demand Summary Notes

8 Supply system analysis – infrastructure

Ship sizes and berth capacity Unloading incoming vessels Port systems

Ports – Ostia Ports – Puteoli Ports – Portus and why it developed Ports – The Claudian phase of development – Portus phase 1 Ports – Trajan’s infrastructure programs – Portus phase 2

Warehousing (the horrea) Summary Notes

9 Supply system – operational strategy

Philosophy of operation Options for unloading arriving vessels The Tiber River and the supply chain Riverboats and options for loading Tacitus and the SCM system Towing requirements for the riverboats along the Tiber Moving goods along the Tiber River Coordination and management of the Tiber Road freight – the alternative to the Tiber The ports in Rome Workforce and process Summary Notes

10 Conclusions Bibliography – ancient sources Bibliography Index