Caption

The Ambassador’s Road and the Burma Road in the Early Middle Ages

Summary

Map also shows the Silk Road and the maritime Spice Route.

The Silk Road was a main route for the export and import of medicinal products and spices, as well as silk, particularly during Greco-Roman times.

Source

“To the Ends of the Earth: The Great Travel and Trade Routes of Human History”.
Irene M. Franck and David M. Brownstone.
Published 1984, Facts on File Publications, New York and Oxford.

Copyright

Irene M. Franck and David M. Brownstone, 1984.

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