Berenike and the ancient maritime spice route / Steven E. Sidebotham.

The legendary overland silk road was not the only way to reach Asia for ancient travelers from the Mediterranean. During the Roman Empire's heyday, equally important maritime routes reached from the Egyptian Red Sea across the Indian Ocean. The ancient city of Berenike, located approximately 50...

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Main Author:	Sidebotham, Steven E.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Series:	California world history library ; 18.
Subjects:	To 1500 Excavations (Archaeology) > Egypt > Barānīs. Spice trade > Egypt > Barānīs > History > To 1500. Trade routes > Egypt > Barānīs > History > To 1500. Port cities > Egypt > History > To 1500. International trade > History > To 1500. HISTORY > Ancient. HISTORY > Ancient > General. Classical antiquities Antiquities Commerce Excavations (Archaeology) International trade Manners and customs Port cities Spice trade Trade routes Havensteden. Oudheid. Internationale handel. Archeologische vondsten. Barānīs (Egypt) > Antiquities. Barānīs (Egypt) > Antiquities, Roman. Barānīs (Egypt) > Commerce > History. Eastern Desert (Egypt) > Commerce > History. Barānīs (Egypt) > Social life and customs. Egypt Egypt > Barānīs Egypt > Eastern Desert Baranīs. History
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505	0		\|a Geography, climate, ancient authors, and modern visitors -- Pre-Roman infrastructure in the Eastern Desert -- Ptolemaic diplomatic-military-commercial activities -- Ptolemaic and early Roman Berenike and environs -- Inhabitants of Berenike in Roman times -- Water in the desert and the ports -- Nile/Red Sea roads -- Other emporia -- Merchant ships -- Commercial networks and trade costs -- Trade in Roman Berenike -- Late Roman Berenike and its demise.
520			\|a The legendary overland silk road was not the only way to reach Asia for ancient travelers from the Mediterranean. During the Roman Empire's heyday, equally important maritime routes reached from the Egyptian Red Sea across the Indian Ocean. The ancient city of Berenike, located approximately 500 miles south of today's Suez Canal, was a significant port among these conduits. In this book, Steven E. Sidebotham, the archaeologist who excavated Berenike, uncovers the role the city played in the regional, local, and "global" economies during the eight centuries of its existence. Sidebotham analyzes.
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