Sidebotham, Steven E. <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780520948389 (electronic bk.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt--Baranis.<br/>Spice trade--History--Egypt--Baranis--To 1500.<br/>Trade routes--History--Egypt--Baranis--To 1500.<br/>Port cities--History--Egypt--To 1500.<br/>International trade--History--To 1500.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Baranis (Egypt)--Antiquities.<br/>Baranis (Egypt)--Antiquities, Roman.<br/>Baranis (Egypt)--Commerce--History.<br/>Eastern Desert (Egypt)--Commerce--History.<br/>Baranis (Egypt)--Social life and customs.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DT73.B375  / S4 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>932