Indo-Roman Trade

Name: Indo-Roman Trade
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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By Roberta Tomber

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This book brings together for the first time archaeological findings from key ports throughout the Indian Ocean - the Red Sea, South Arabia, the Gulf and India - to build up a balanced picture of relations between East and West. Combined evidence from artefacts and documents reveals a complex situation whereby ordinary goods were carried alongside the more costly items - such as pepper, aromatics and gems - that drove the trade. Here the focus is on ordinary artefacts that uncover a network of Romans, Arabs, Sasanians and Indians who participated in the trade. The evidence from ceramics, especially, shows the interplay between these different ethnic groups, where they lived, when the trade was active, and even how it was organised. The book is arranged geographically, drawing on new evidence from archaeological sites and materials on the Red Sea and in India. A final chapter sketches the changing fortunes of trade between the first century BC and the seventh century AD in the light of these important new archaeological discoveries.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 218
Publisher:: Bloomsbury 3PL
Publication Date:: 2008-11-20
ISBN / EAN:: 9780715636961
Weight:: 281 g
Dimensions:: 14/22/1 cm
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]

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