Berenike and the ancient maritime spice route [electronic resource] / Steven E. Sidebotham.

9780520948389 (electronic book)
9780520244306

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011.

English

1 online resource (xvii, 434 p.) : ill.

DT73.B375 S4 2011eb

932

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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California world history library ; 18.

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