ABSTRACT
Delos underwent a rapid economic and urban development after 167 BC, when Romans granted the port of Delos 'duty-free' status under Athenian dominion and turned it into a commercial base connecting the eastern and western Mediterranean. After the grant of the statute of ateleia by the Roman senate, Delos became an intermediary in Rome's commercial relations with the Hellenistic East. UrbaNetworks focuses on the residential neighbourhoods of late Hellenistic Delos to address the ties between economic change and urban growth. The project aims to analyse the Hellenistic urban fabric not merely as a result of a single planning initiative but of consecutive decisions and actions of both private and public sectors. The UrbaNetworks project will complement these studies by offering a multi-disciplinary approach to urban growth in the Hellenistic world. The UrbaNetworks underwater survey determined that they are settlement remains, not harbour facilities.
