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The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean : the ancient world economy and the kingdoms of Africa, Arabia and India / Raoul McLaughlin.
Lippincott Library HF386 .M35 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McLaughlin, Raoul, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trade routes.
- History.
- Antiquities.
- Commerce.
- Indian Ocean Region--Commerce--History.
- Indian Ocean Region.
- Indian Ocean Region--Commerce--Rome.
- Rome--Commerce--Indian Ocean Region.
- Rome.
- Indian Ocean Region--Antiquities.
- Trade routes--Indian Ocean Region--History.
- Trade routes--History--To 1500.
- Rome (Empire).
- Physical Description:
- 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2014.
- Summary:
- In the Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean, Raoul McLaughlin, Explores in detail the Roman Empire's links with the kingdoms of Africa Arabia and India, Reveals the extent to which the empire's economy and military power depended upon overseas trade, Illuminates exotic influences upon roman culture and religion, Shows that the Romans' Horizons were much wider than commonly realized and puts the empire into a world context Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Revenue and the Roman Economy 1
- 2 Roman Prosperity 18
- 3 Incense: A Unique Product 28
- 4 The Intermediaries; Petra and the Nabataeans 50
- 5 Beyond Egypt: The Nile Route and the African Kingdom of Meroe 59
- 6 The Red Sea Route 73
- 7 The Scale and Significance of Indian Ocean Trade 88
- 8 International Business 95
- 9 East Africa and the Aksumite Kingdom 113
- 10 Southern Arabia and the Saba-Himyarites 128
- 11 Arabia Felix and the Hadramawt Kingdom 140
- 12 The Indo-Parthians 150
- 13 The Saka and Satavahana Kingdoms 157
- 14 The Tamil Kingdoms of Southern India 172
- 15 The Anuradhapura Kingdom of Sri Lanka and the Far East 196
- 16 The Antun Embassy to China and the Antonine Pandemic 207.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1783463813
- 9781783463817
- OCLC:
- 883432494
- Publisher Number:
- 99960068344
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