Indo-Roman Trade: From Pots to Pepper

by Roberta Tomber

This book brings together for the first time archaeological findings from key ports throughout the Indian Ocean - the Red Sea, South Arabia, the Gulf and India - to build up a balanced picture of relations between East and West. Combined evidence from artefacts and documents reveals a complex situation whereby ordinary goods were carried alongside the more costly items - such as pepper, aromatics and gems - that drove the trade. Here the focus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715636960
• ISBN13: 9780715636961
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.4"