Fishing and fishing tools in antiquity

Tema ovog diplomskog rada su ribarenje i ribarski alati u antici. Donosi pregled života ribara, njihov socijalni status, kako su hvatali i trgovali s ribom, božanstva kojima su se obraćali za pomoć. Opisuju se i određena djela antičkih pisaca koji su se bavili ribarstvom ali i prirodoslovljem. Ribari su opisivani kao manje vrijedan dio rimskog društva koji je živio od dana do dana ali novim istraživanjima možemo vidjeti kako su živjeli solidan život, a neki čak i raskošan. Također u diplomskom radu se donose i arheološki ostatci ribarskih alata i opisi na koji je način koja alatka korištena. Osim toga možemo vidjeti kako u antici riba se nije samo lovila nego se već i uzgajala i prevozila za potrebe bogatijeg staleža. Glavni značaj u proučavanju života ribara imaju antički autori ali također možemo dosta iščitati iz arheoloških dokaza i modernih istraživanja provedenih na sličnim zajednicama.The topic of this thesis is fishing and fishing tools in antiquity. It provides an overview of the lives of fishermen, their social status, how they caught and traded fish, the deities to whom they turned for help. Certain works of ancient writers who were engaged in fishing and science are also described. Fishermen have been described as a less valuable part of Roman society living from day to day, but new research can see how they lived a solid life and some even lavish. Also, the archaeological remains of fishing tools and descriptions of how the tool was used. In addition, we can see that in antiquity fish was not only hunted but also bred and transported for the needs of the wealthier class. Ancient authors are of major importance in studying the lives of fishermen, but we can also read a lot from archaeological evidence and modern research conducted on similar communities