Production and distribution of late antique glass and fine wares in Romagna (2nd-7th cent. CE)

During the last season of archaeological excavations and surveys, local glass and fine wares production centres exhibiting a long production tradition have been identified in Romagna (Classe, Ravenna, Rimini, Cesenatico, Faenza). These products were distributed on mid- and north Adriatic sites, together with other more successful products, coming from Mediterranean trade routes, from Eastern territories and North Africa. In this paper, we will try to underline the major typologies of products and forms identified in this region and to identify production centres and distribution patterns during Late Antiquity and the early middle Ages.