LEADER 03393nam 22006251c 450 001 9910791582703321 005 20200115203623.0 010 $a1-4725-4088-3 010 $a1-282-77094-2 010 $a9786612770944 010 $a1-4411-6223-2 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472540881 035 $a(CKB)2560000000016841 035 $a(EBL)587887 035 $a(OCoLC)667274301 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000427411 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12202071 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000427411 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10406179 035 $a(PQKB)11079982 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC587887 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL587887 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10420273 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL277094 035 $a(OCoLC)893334985 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09255459 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000016841 100 $a20140929d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRome and the distant East $etrade routes to the ancient lands of Arabia, India and China $fRaoul McLaughlin 210 1$aLondon $aNew York $cContinuum $d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (261 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84725-235-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 327 $a1. The ancient sources for Rome's eastern trade \ 2. Diplomatic contacts between the Roman Empire and the distant East \ 3. Roman Egypt and the sea route to India \ 4. The Roman Empire and Arabian trade \ 5. Trade routes through Persia and the Silk Road connection \ 6. The impact on the Roman world -- 330 8 $aIn 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 describe how Roman traders went far beyond the frontiers of their Empire, travelling on overland journeys and maritime voyages to acquire the silk, spices and aromatics of the remote East. Records from ancient China, early India and a range of significant archaeological discoveries provide further evidence for these commercial contacts. Truly global in its scope, this study is the first comprehensive enquiry into the extent of this trade and its wider significance to the Roman world. It investigates the origins and development of Roman trade voyages across the Indian Ocean, considers the role of distant diplomacy and studies the organization of the overland trade networks that crossed the inner deserts of Arabia through the Incense Routes between the Yemeni Coast and ancient Palestine. It also considers the Silk Road that extended from Roman Syria across Iraq, through the Persian Empire into inner Asia and, ultimately, China. 606 $aTrade routes$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $2Classical history / classical civilisation 607 $aRome$xCommerce$zOrient 607 $aOrient$xCommerce$zRome 615 0$aTrade routes$xHistory 676 $a382.093705 700 $aMcLaughlin$b Raoul$01085515 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791582703321 996 $aRome and the distant East$92602195 997 $aUNINA