Author:
McLaughlin, Raoul, author.
ImprintBarnsley, South Yorkshire; Havertown, PA : Pen & Sword History, 2016.
Descriptionxx, 262 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Note:Steel and silk -- Silk in Roman society -- The Chinese empire and the Xiongnu -- The discovery of the west -- Securing the silk routes -- The Kushan empire -- The Sogdian intermediaries -- Caspian routes and the Crimea -- Black Sea voyages -- The Sarmatians -- The Parthian empire -- Parthia and Rome -- Roman invasion plans for Parthia -- Roman routes to China.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (251-254) and index.
Note:The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes explains Rome's position in the ancient world economy and offers perspective on Roman civilisation and its legacy for modern society.