| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 434 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The California world history library ; 18
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California world history library ; 18.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
The legendary overland silk road was not the only way to reach Asia for ancient travelers from the Mediterranean. During the Roman Empire's heyday, equally important maritime routes reached from the Egyptian Red Sea across the Indian Ocean. The ancient city of Berenike, located approximately 500 miles south of today's Suez Canal, was a significant port among these conduits. In this book, Steven E. Sidebotham, the archaeologist who excavated Berenike, uncovers the role the city played in the regional, local, and "global" economies during the eight centuries of its existence. Sidebotham analyzes. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Barānīs (Egypt) -- Antiquities.
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Barānīs (Egypt) -- Antiquities, Roman.
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt -- Barānīs.
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Excavations (Archaeology) |
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Egypt -- Barānīs. |
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Spice trade -- Egypt -- Barānīs -- History -- To 1500.
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Spice trade. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Subject |
Trade routes -- Egypt -- Barānīs -- History -- To 1500.
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Trade routes. |
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Barānīs (Egypt) -- Commerce -- History.
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Port cities -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500.
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Port cities. |
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Egypt. |
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Eastern Desert (Egypt) -- Commerce -- History.
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International trade -- History -- To 1500.
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International trade. |
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Barānīs (Egypt) -- Social life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sidebotham, Steven E. Berenike and the ancient maritime spice route. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011 9780520244306 (DLC) 2010038906 (OCoLC)666403896 |
| ISBN |
9780520948389 (electronic book) |
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0520948386 (electronic book) |
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1283277611 |
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9781283277617 |
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9780520244306 |
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0520244303 |
| Standard No. |
3620276 |
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