Berenike and the ancient maritime spice route
Sidebotham, Steven E.
Berenike and the ancient maritime spice route [electronic resource] / Steven E. Sidebotham. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011. - xvii, 434 p. : ill. - The California world history library ; 18 . - California world history library ; 18. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780520948389 (electronic bk.)
Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt--Baranis.
Spice trade--History--Egypt--Baranis--To 1500.
Trade routes--History--Egypt--Baranis--To 1500.
Port cities--History--Egypt--To 1500.
International trade--History--To 1500.
Baranis (Egypt)--Antiquities.
Baranis (Egypt)--Antiquities, Roman.
Baranis (Egypt)--Commerce--History.
Eastern Desert (Egypt)--Commerce--History.
Baranis (Egypt)--Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
DT73.B375 / S4 2011
932
Berenike and the ancient maritime spice route [electronic resource] / Steven E. Sidebotham. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011. - xvii, 434 p. : ill. - The California world history library ; 18 . - California world history library ; 18. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780520948389 (electronic bk.)
Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt--Baranis.
Spice trade--History--Egypt--Baranis--To 1500.
Trade routes--History--Egypt--Baranis--To 1500.
Port cities--History--Egypt--To 1500.
International trade--History--To 1500.
Baranis (Egypt)--Antiquities.
Baranis (Egypt)--Antiquities, Roman.
Baranis (Egypt)--Commerce--History.
Eastern Desert (Egypt)--Commerce--History.
Baranis (Egypt)--Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
DT73.B375 / S4 2011
932