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Autore |
Sidebotham Steven E |
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Titolo |
Berenike and the ancient maritime spice route [[electronic resource] /] / Steven E. Sidebotham |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-27761-1 |
9786613277619 |
0-520-94838-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (457 p.) |
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Collana |
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The California world history library ; ; 18 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
Barānīs (Egypt) Antiquities |
Barānīs (Egypt) Antiquities, Roman |
Barānīs (Egypt) Commerce History |
Eastern Desert (Egypt) Commerce History |
Barānīs (Egypt) Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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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 many of the artifacts, botanical and faunal remains, and hundreds of the texts he and his team found in excavations, providing a profoundly intimate glimpse of the people who lived, worked, and died in this emporium between the classical Mediterranean world and Asia. |
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