Emporium - Emporium

Japanese: エンポリウム - えんぽりうむ
Emporium - Emporium

…Such markets were the agora and forums of the ancient Greek and Roman polises, where slaves, livestock, clothing, gold and silver items, and other goods were traded. The emporiums also had a similar function. The construction of Alexandria in the 4th century BC created a market in which supply fluctuated according to price, and supply was driven by real needs, not by political or military power. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Emporium" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…そのような市として古代ギリシア・ローマのポリスのアゴラやフォルムforumがあり,奴隷,家畜,衣服,金銀細工品その他の取引が行われた。エンポリウムemporiumも同様の機能をもっていた。前4世紀アレクサンドリアの建設によって供給が価格に応じて変動する市場価格形成の場が生まれ,政治や軍事力によってではなく,現実の必要に応じて供給が合理的に動くようになった。…

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