02163nam 2200517 450 991079896960332120230808200105.01-4738-8982-01-4738-8981-2(CKB)3710000000912394(MiAaPQ)EBC4717665(Au-PeEL)EBL4717665(CaPaEBR)ebr11282844(OCoLC)961065049(EXLCZ)99371000000091239420161024d2016 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe Roman Empire and the silk routes the ancient world economy and the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia and Han China /Raoul McLaughlinBarnsley, South Yorkshire :Pen & Sword History,2016.1 online resource (291 pages) illustrations, maps1-4738-3374-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Steel and silk -- Silk in Roman society -- The Chinese empire and the Xiongnu -- The discovery of the west -- Securing the silk routes -- The Kushan empire -- The Sogdian intermediaries -- Caspian routes and the Crimea -- Black Sea voyages -- The Sarmatians -- The Parthian empire -- Parthia and Rome -- Roman invasion plans for Parthia -- Roman routes to China.The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes explains Rome's position in the ancient world economy and offers perspective on Roman civilisation and its legacy for modern society.Trade routesAsia, CentralHistoryTrade routesChinaHistoryTrade routesIranParthiaHistoryRomeCommerceAsiaAsiaCommerceRomeSilk RoadHistoryTo 1500Trade routesHistory.Trade routesHistory.Trade routesHistory.937.06McLaughlin Raoul1085515MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798969603321The Roman Empire and the silk routes3755286UNINA