Title: Rome and the distant East : trade routes to the ancient lands of Arabia, India and China /
Authors: McLaughlin, Raoul
Publisher: Continuum,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Trade routes History; Rome Commerce Orient.; Orient Commerce Rome.
Contents: Ancient evidence for Eastern contacts -- Roman Egypt and the sea routes to India -- Rome and the Arabian trade routes -- Trade routes through Asia and the Silk Road connection -- Diplomatic contacts with the distant East -- The economic impact on the Roman Empire -- Appendix A. The products of the Roman Empire -- Appendix B. Eastern imports into the Roman Empire -- Appendix C. The prices of Eastern goods.