Rome's eastern trade : international commerce and imperial policy, 31 BC-AD 305 / Gary K. Young.

London : Routledge, 2001.

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Utilising new archaeological research the author questions the traditionally held view that the imperial government had a strong political interest in eastern trade. Instead, he argues that their primary motivation was the tax income.

Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.

Print version: Young, Gary K. (Gary Keith), 1963- Rome's eastern trade. London : Routledge, 2001

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August 07, 2024

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; A note on the sources; Papyri and ostraka; Inscriptions; Archaeology; Summary of the evidence; Items of the eastern commerce; Goods of a religious nature; Goods used for medicinal purposes; An overview of the trade in the reign of Augustus; The routes of the north; The trade in eastern goods within the Roman Empire; The volume of the trade; The Red Sea Trade in Egypt; Routes and commodities of the Red Sea trade; Trade in the East beyond India; The trade with Arabia.

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