Sea of Treasures : A Cultural History of Ancient Indian Ocean Trade.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simmons, Jeremy A.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2026.

Summary:

How goods and people in motion across the ancient world were entangled through consumption The ancient world was a far more interconnected place than is often assumed.Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean, by no means peripheral, made these connections possible.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1. Beyond Indo-Roman Trade

2. Aromatics and Outrage

3. In(di)gestion

4. Fashion and Faith

5. Imitation and Intimacy

6. Supplying the Senses

7. Consuming Knowledge

Epilogue. Bones and Stones

Appendix A. Chronology of Roman and Indian Dynasties

Appendix B. Roman Coins in India: A Corpus

Appendix C. Roman Prices for Indian Ocean Spices

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Simmons, Jeremy A. Sea of Treasures

ISBN:

9780691280158

OCLC:

1592690156