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1. Amphora

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   The amphora was the standardized shipping container of the pre-modern world. Its rigid form allowed for efficient packing into the holds of merchant vessels (e.g., corbita or navis oneraria). The standardized volume—often approximating 20 litres, or one urna—allowed for easy calculation of trade tariffs based on volumetric taxation rather than weight [6].
   Economically, the movement of amphorae dictated [trade routes](/entries…