Rome's Eastern Trade: International Commerce and Imperial Policy 31 BC - AD 305 - Gary K. Young - Google Books Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More » Sign in Books Try the new Google Books Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features Try it now No thanks Try the new Google Books Try the new Google Books My library Help Advanced Book Search View eBook Get this book in print Routledge Amazon.com Barnes&Noble.com Books-A-Million IndieBound All sellers » Rome's Eastern Trade: International Commerce and Imperial Policy 31 BC - AD 305 Gary K. Young Routledge, Oct 4, 2003 - Business & Economics - 320 pages 0 Reviews The spectacular ruins of such places as Palmyra and Petra bear witness to the wealth and power which could be derived from the silks, spices and incense of the east. Such goods were highly prized in the Roman Empire, and merchants were ready to face the perils of deserts, oceans, warfare and piracy to meet the demand for their wares. But exactly how did the trade in luxury goods operate, and to whose benefit? Gary K. Young's study offers unprecedented coverage of the major trading regions of Egypt, Arabia, Palmyra, and Syria, with detailed analysis of the routes used and of the roles of all the participants. He looks closely at the influence of the commerce in eastern goods both on the policy of the Roman imperial government, and upon local communities in the East itself. His findings contradict the standard view that the imperial government had a strong political interest in the eastern trade; rather its primary concern was the tax income the trade brought in. He also demonstrates the need for greater recognition of the efforts made by local authorities to exploit the trade to their own advantage. Incorporating the considerable archaeological research that has been undertaken in recent years, this comprehensive survey provides fresh insight into an important aspect of the eastern Roman Empire.   Preview this book » What people are saying - Write a review We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1 2 THE RED SEA TRADE IN EGYPT 24 3 THE ARABIAN INCENSE TRADE 81 4 THE TRADE OF PALMYRA 123 5 TRADE IN SYRIA AND THE NORTH 169 6 THE LONGDISTANCE TRADE AND THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT 181 7 CONCLUSION 192 PRICES OF GOODS OF THE EASTERN TRADE AT ROME IN THE FIRST CENTURY AD 199 SILVER CONTENT OF NABATAEAN AND ROMAN COINS IN THE FIRST CENTURY AD 202 INSCRIPTIONS REFERRING TO PALMYRENE MILITARY ACTIVITIES AD 132225 207 THE CAREER OF SEPTIMIUS ODAENATHUS AND THE STATUS OF PALMYRA AD 251267 209 NOTES 217 BIBLIOGRAPHY 258 INDEX 278 Copyright Other editions - View all Rome's Eastern Trade: International Commerce and Imperial Policy 31 BC - AD 305 Gary K Young Limited preview - 2003 Rome's Eastern Trade: International Commerce and Imperial Policy, 31 BC-AD 305 Gary K. Young No preview available - 2011 Rome's Eastern Trade: International Commerce and Imperial Policy, 31 BC-AD 305 Gary Keith Young No preview available - 2001 Common terms and phrases activity al-Qadim Alexandria appear arabarch Arabia archaeological Arikamedu attested Berenike caravan inscriptions caravan trade caravan traffic Charax city’s coinage coins Coptos eastern commerce Eastern Desert eastern trade Egyptian Red Sea Erythra Erythra Thalassa Euphrates evidence excavations expedition frankincense Gawlikowski Greek Hatra honour Ibid imperial important Incense Road incense trade India indicate involved king Leuke Kome long-distance trade Mediterranean mentioned Mesene military Myos Hormos myrrh Nabataean kingdom Negev Nile nomads Nonetheless Odaenathus ostraka overland Palmyra Palmyrene papyrus Parthian period Periplus Maris Erythraei Persian Petra Pliny Pliny NH possible probably province Ptolemaic Quseir al-Qadim Red Sea commerce Red Sea ports Red Sea trade reference road Roman Commerce Roman East Roman Economic Policy Roman Egypt Roman Empire Roman government Rome S.E.Sidebotham Safaitic Septimius Severan ships Sidebotham Roman Economic significant silk sources spices Strabo Strabo Geog strategos Studies in Roman Syria tetarte third century trade routes Trajan Vaballathus Wadi Sirhan Bibliographic information Title Rome's Eastern Trade: International Commerce and Imperial Policy 31 BC - AD 305 Author Gary K. Young Publisher Routledge, 2003 ISBN 1134547935, 9781134547937 Length 320 pages Subjects Business & Economics  › Investments & Securities  › Commodities  › General Business & Economics / Commerce Business & Economics / Economic History Business & Economics / Investments & Securities / Commodities / General History / Ancient / General History / Ancient / Rome     Export Citation BiBTeX EndNote RefMan About Google Books - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Information for Publishers - Report an issue - Help - Google Home