Rethinking Classical Indo-Roman Trade
Subtitle: Political Economy of Eastern Mediterranean Exchange Relations
Publisher: Oxford University Press India; Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780199460854
Subjects: Indian ocean region; Rome, economic conditions; Rome, foreign relations; Rome, historiography
Description: This volume is a rethinking of the classical eastern Mediterranean overseas exchange relations with the Indian sub-continent. Characterizing the nature of exchanges in detail against extant sources and theories, the book maintains that the expression, 'Indo-Roman trade' is a misnomer in historiography. It argues that the chieftains and merchants in the sub-continent had neither institutional nor technological means to indulge in contemporary overseas trade, a heavily document based enterprise. It was not necessary either.