Rome and the distant East : trade routes to the ancient lands of Arabia, India and China / Raoul McLaughlin.

In ancient times there were several major trade routes that connected the Roman Empire to exotic lands in the distant East. Ancient sources reveal that after the Augustan conquest of Egypt, valued commodities from India, Arabia and China became increasingly available to Roman society. These sources...

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Main Author: McLaughlin, Raoul (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Continuum, 2010.
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