China - Silk Road
Silk and spices were traded along this path from China to the Mediterranean.
How the Roman Empire Acquired Silk and Silkworms
The Romans had been trading for silk for centuries using the Persians as intermediaries, but under Emperor Justinian, decided to produce it themselves.
The Romans had been trading for silk for centuries using the Persians as intermediaries, but under Emperor Justinian, decided to produce it themselves.
Parthians As Intermediaries Between China and Rome in the Silk Trade
The Parthians served as intermediaries between the Chinese, growers of silkworms and producers of brocaded silk, and the Romans, manufacturers of gauzy silk at the end of the first century A.D.
The Parthians served as intermediaries between the Chinese, growers of silkworms and producers of brocaded silk, and the Romans, manufacturers of gauzy silk at the end of the first century A.D.
Along the Silk Road
The Silk Road contained three major routes leading westward from Xian, with probably hundreds of smaller ways and by ways. The northern route ran westward from China to the Black Sea; the central to Persia and the Mediterranean Sea; and the southern to Afghanistan, Iran, and India.
The Silk Road contained three major routes leading westward from Xian, with probably hundreds of smaller ways and by ways. The northern route ran westward from China to the Black Sea; the central to Persia and the Mediterranean Sea; and the southern to Afghanistan, Iran, and India.
Map of Silk Road
Map in Chinese with legend in English showing four routes to the West.
Map in Chinese with legend in English showing four routes to the West.
Silk Road
Cities along the path of the trade route from the west to China from before the discovery of a sea route to India.
Cities along the path of the trade route from the west to China from before the discovery of a sea route to India.
Silk Road Chronology
Timeline from 5000 BC showing events and developments relevant to the history of the Silk Road.
Timeline from 5000 BC showing events and developments relevant to the history of the Silk Road.
The Silk Road
History of the trade route, including discussion of the terrain and how East met West.
History of the trade route, including discussion of the terrain and how East met West.
The Warrior Women - The Sarmatians
Chronology of the civilizations of the Sauromatians, Sauro-Sarmations, Middle Sarmatians (Suslovo cultures), and the Late Sarmatian (Alan or Shipovskaya cultures) who were absorbed by the Huns.
Chronology of the civilizations of the Sauromatians, Sauro-Sarmations, Middle Sarmatians (Suslovo cultures), and the Late Sarmatian (Alan or Shipovskaya cultures) who were absorbed by the Huns.