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Table of 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.

Author/Creator:

Sidebotham, Steven E.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Berenike and the ancient maritime spice route [by Sidebotham, S.E.]

Related Series:

California world history library; [volume] 18

Subjects:

Barānīs (Egypt) — Antiquities

Barānīs (Egypt) — Antiquities, Roman

Excavations (Archaeology) — Egypt — Barānīs

Spice trade — Egypt — Barānīs — History — To 1500

Trade routes — Egypt — Barānīs — History — To 1500

Barānīs (Egypt) — Commerce — History

Port cities — Egypt — History — To 1500

Eastern Desert (Egypt) — Commerce — History

International trade — History — To 1500

Barānīs (Egypt) — Social life and customs

To 1500

Classical antiquities

Excavations (Archaeology)

Spice trade

Trade routes

Commerce

Port cities

International trade

Manners and customs

Antiquities

Egypt — Barānīs

Egypt

Egypt — Eastern Desert

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

xvii, 434 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Call Numbers:

DT73.B375 S4 2011

ISBNs:

9780520244306 (cloth, alk. paper)
0520244303 (cloth, alk. paper)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2010038906

OCLC Numbers:

666403896