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Rome and the Indian Ocean trade from Augustus to the early third century CE /
"In Rome and the Indian Ocean Trade from Augustus to the Early Third Century CE Matthew Adam Cobb examines the development of commercial exchange between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean worlds from the Roman annexation of Egypt (30 BCE) up to the early third century CE. Among the issues...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ;
418. Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Tables, Maps and Figures; Tables; Maps; Figures; Chapter 1. Introduction; Scope of the Book; Key Themes; Development of Trade; Barter and Bullion; The Peak Period of Roman Trade; Schedules, Practicalities and Roman Diasporas; Indian Ocean Goods and Roman Society; Scholarly Developments; Approaching the Evidence; Archaeological Evidence; Epigraphic and Papyrological Evidence; Literary Evidence; Methodological Approaches; Summary; Chapter 2. The Ptolemies and the Erythra Thalassa; Early Ptolemaic Activity in the Red Sea
- Ptolemaic Trade in East AfricaPtolemaic Trade with Arabia; Early Ptolemaic Trade with India; Voyages over the Open Ocean: The Monsoon Trade Winds; Increasing Trade; Ptolemaic Monopolies; Ptolemaic Egypt and the Port of Arikamedu; Ptolemaic Routes and Facilities; Myos Hormos and Berenike; The Desert Routes and the Nile Emporia; Summary; Chapter 3. Organisation and Finance; Merchants and Financiers; Graeco-Egyptians; Jewish Egyptians; The Eastern Mediterranean and Levant; Italians and Merchants from the Western Empire; The Scale of Investment; Ship Design and Construction
- SummaryChapter 4. The Roman State and the Indian Ocean Trade; Facilitating the Trade; Dating the Stations; Skopeloi; Administration and Security; The Roman Military and the Indigenous Population of the Eastern Desert; Providing Security and Escorts; Taxation and Tolls; Roman Military and Diplomatic Policy; Red Sea Fleet; Embassies and Diplomatic Policy; The Imperial Family's Commercial Interests?; Summary; Chapter 5. Trade Routes and Merchant Diasporas; Trading Routes and Schedules; From Alexandria to the Red Sea Coast
- Alternative Routes in the Eastern Desert and the Red SeaFrom the Red Sea Ports to Adulis; The Gulf of Aden and East Africa; To India and Back; The Return to Alexandria; The Egypt-Indian Ocean Circuit; Mediterranean Integration; Merchant Diasporas; Indian and Arabian Merchants in Egypt; Roman Merchants in Indian Ocean Ports; The Yavanas; Romans in the Far East; Summary; Chapter 6. Imports; Imports from the Indian Ocean; Staples, Foodstuffs, and Drinks; Textiles and Clothing; Bulk Goods: Non-precious Metals, Woods, and Stones
- Plant Products: Spices, Aromatics, Toiletries, Drugs, and DyesSlaves; Animals; Precious Materials: Gemstones, Semiprecious Beads, and Animal Products; Indian Ocean Imports: An Overview; Indian Ocean Goods and Roman Society; Economic Impact on the Roman Elite; Indian Ocean Goods and the Wider Population; Summary; Chapter 7. Exports; Exports from the Mediterranean World; Foodstuffs and Olive Oil; Wine; Textiles and Clothing; Drugs, Dyes, Spices, and Compounds; Animals; Slaves; Glassware and Raw Glass; Stone Objects and Terracottas