Название: The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean
Автор: Raoul McLaughlin
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1783463813
Год: 2014
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 304
Для сайта: litgu.ru
Размер: 6,9 МБ
Язык: Английский
The ancient evidence suggests that international commerce supplied Roman government with up to a third of the revenues that sustained their empire. In ancient times large fleets of Roman merchant ships set sail from Egypt on voyages across the Indian Ocean. They sailed from Roman ports on the Red Sea to distant kingdoms on the east coast of Africa and the seaboard off southern Arabia. Many continued their voyages across the ocean to trade with the rich kingdoms of ancient India. Freighters from the Roman Empire left with bullion and returned with cargo holds filled with valuable trade goods, including exotic African products, Arabian incense and eastern spices.