Rome's Eastern Trade
Subtitle: International Commerce and Imperial Policy 31 BC - AD 305
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 18, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780415242196
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Distributive industries; Ancient Rome - History; International Trade; History - General History; History: World; ASIA; Ancient Rome; Ancient - Rome; International - General; Middle East - General; History / Italy; Commerce; Commercial policy; Commercial products; History; Middle East; Rome
First sentence: The long-distance trade in silk, spices and incense which was a feature of the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire has long attracted attention, both from scholars and in more popular literature.