This is the fascinating story of the development of the ancient sea routes through the Mediterranean starting with purely local coastal networks and working up through the routes established by the Minoans, Phoenicians, Greeks, Etruscans, Carthaginians and Romans.

2019年2月22日 · In this collection of resources, we look at trade across the ancient Mediterranean from Egypt to the Etruscans, find out what was transported along the Silk Road besides silk, and examine one of the great archaeological finds and indicators of international trade in the Bronze Age, the Uluburun shipwreck.

2021年8月16日 · A map illustrating the boundaries, spheres of influence, and the flow of trade around the Mediterranean Sea between the 7th and 4th centuries BCE.

2023年11月21日 · Ancient Mediterranean Trade. Many of the ancient civilizations to first develop around the Mediterranean region relied heavily on rivers, and sailing became an immediately important...

Ancient Overland Trade Routes to the Mediterranean A brief look at the ancient overland trade routes such as the Spice Road and Silk Road, that connected the whole of the known world by the end of the 1st millennium BC.

2023年6月23日 · Some of the core ancient maritime trade routes were those in the Mediterranean — a sea that was the heart of several ancient civilisations and an essential nexus for trade and cultural exchange.

Explore the Mediterranean trade routes and their role in shaping cultural exchange and economic influence across ancient civilizations. Trade routes crisscrossed the Mediterranean, serving as conduits for goods and ideas that shaped ancient civilizations.

Each Step addresses new information which is important to the understanding of trade and shipping in the ancient Mediter-ranean. High school and middle school teachers will find the activities easy to use or reorganize so as to meet the needs of their individual students.

through to studies of connectivity and trade in the eastern Mediterranean during the Late Antique period. The majority of the papers, however, focus on the high point in ancient maritime trade during the Roman period and examine developments in shipping, port facilities and trading routes. Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology Monographs

Prehistoric trade routes between Northern and Southern Europe were defined by the amber trade. It was one of the longest trade routes in the ancient world, stretching over 4,000 kilometres. The Amber Road was first used in the Neolithic period, around 3000 BC.