Berenike and the ancient maritime spice route /
Основен автор: | Sidebotham, Steven E. |
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Формат: | Книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2011.
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Серия: |
California world history library ;
18. |
Предмети: |
Съдържание:
- Geography, climate, ancient authors, and modern visitors
- Pre-Roman infrastructure in the Eastern Desert
- Ptolemaic diplomatic-military-commercial activities
- Ptolemaic and early Roman Berenike and environs
- Inhabitants of Berenike in Roman times
- Water in the desert and the ports
- Nile/Red Sea roads
- Other emporia
- Merchant ships
- Commercial networks and trade costs
- Trade in Roman Berenike
- Late Roman Berenike and its demise.