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Berenike and the ancient maritime spice route [electronic resource] / Steven E. Sidebotham.

By: Sidebotham, Steven E.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: California world history library: 18.Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011Description: xvii, 434 p. : ill.Subject(s): Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt -- Baranis | Spice trade -- Egypt -- Baranis -- History -- To 1500 | Trade routes -- Egypt -- Baranis -- History -- To 1500 | Port cities -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500 | International trade -- History -- To 1500 | Baranis (Egypt) -- Antiquities | Baranis (Egypt) -- Antiquities, Roman | Baranis (Egypt) -- Commerce -- History | Eastern Desert (Egypt) -- Commerce -- History | Baranis (Egypt) -- Social life and customsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 932 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Geography, climate, ancient authors, and modern visitors -- Pre-Roman infrastructure in the Eastern Desert -- Ptolemaic diplomatic-military-commercial activities -- Ptolemaic and early Roman Berenike and environs -- Inhabitants of Berenike in Roman times -- Water in the desert and the ports -- Nile/Red Sea roads -- Other emporia -- Merchant ships -- Commercial networks and trade costs -- Trade in Roman Berenike -- Late Roman Berenike and its demise.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Geography, climate, ancient authors, and modern visitors -- Pre-Roman infrastructure in the Eastern Desert -- Ptolemaic diplomatic-military-commercial activities -- Ptolemaic and early Roman Berenike and environs -- Inhabitants of Berenike in Roman times -- Water in the desert and the ports -- Nile/Red Sea roads -- Other emporia -- Merchant ships -- Commercial networks and trade costs -- Trade in Roman Berenike -- Late Roman Berenike and its demise.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.