Berenike and the ancient maritime spice route [electronic resource] / Steven E. Sidebotham.
2011
DT73.B375 S4 2011eb
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Title
Berenike and the ancient maritime spice route [electronic resource] / Steven E. Sidebotham.
Author
Sidebotham, Steven E.
ISBN
9780520948389 (electronic book)
9780520244306
9780520244306
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Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvii, 434 p.) : ill.
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DT73.B375 S4 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
932
Summary
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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California world history library ; 18.
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Table of Contents
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.
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.