{"product_id":"rome-and-the-indian-ocean-trade-from-augustus-to-the-early-third-century-ce-9789004373099","title":"Rome and the Indian Ocean Trade from Augustus to the Early Third Century CE","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Rome and the Indian Ocean Trade from Augustus to the Early Third Century CE Matthew Adam Cobb examines the development of commercial exchange between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean worlds from the Roman annexation of Egypt (30 BCE) up to the early third century CE.  Among the issues considered are the identities of those involved, how they organised and financed themselves, the challenges they faced (scheduling, logistics, security, sailing conditions), and the types of goods they traded.  Drawing upon an expanding corpus of new evidence, Cobb aims to reassess a number of long-standing scholarly assumptions about the nature of Roman participation in this trade. These range from its chronological development to its economic and social impact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rome and the Indian Ocean Trade is a fascinating monograph on a subject that has grown more and more popular among scholars over the last century. (...) Overall, this book provides a very good introduction to the trade between the Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean. It will likely be of greatest interest to ancient economic historians, but the thorough descriptions and explanations of facts and concepts make the book accessible to a general, non-specialist audience. (...) The author is to be commended for producing a publication that is a valuable contribution to the study of ancient international trade and serves as a model for sound, well-reasoned scholarship.\" - Dario Nappo, in: CJ~online 2019.07.08  \"Cobb präsentiert einen kenntnisreichen Überblick zum Osthandel, der sich auf eine breite Quellengrundlage stützt und den aktuellen Stand der Forschung widerspiegelt. Sein Verdienst ist es zweifellos, eine gelungene und auf umfangreichen eigenen Recherchen basierende Zusammenschau der jüngeren wissenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Osthandel zu bieten. Sein Buch wird auch angesichts der ständig wachsenden und fast unüberschaubaren Literaturfülle weiteren Studien zur Thematik als Hilfsmittel willkommen sein.\" - Monika Schuol, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2020.09.39\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements List of Tables, Maps and Figures   1 Introduction  Scope of the Book  Key Themes  Scholarly Developments  Approaching the Evidence  Summary   2 The Ptolemies and the Erythra Thalassa  Early Ptolemaic Activity in the Red Sea  Voyages over the Open Ocean: The Monsoon Trade Winds  Increasing Trade  Ptolemaic Monopolies  Ptolemaic Egypt and the Port of Arikamedu  Ptolemaic Routes and Facilities  Summary   3 Organisation and Finance  Merchants and Financiers  The Scale of Investment  Ship Design and Construction  Summary   4 The Roman State and the Indian Ocean Trade  Facilitating the Trade  Administration and Security  Roman Military and Diplomatic Policy  The Imperial Family’s Commercial Interests?  Summary   5 Trade Routes and Merchant Diasporas  Trading Routes and Schedules  Merchant Diasporas  Romans in the Far East  Summary   6 Imports  Imports from the Indian Ocean  Indian Ocean Goods and Roman Society  Summary   7 Exports  Exports from the Mediterranean World  Roman Coins in India   8 Rome’s Trade Balance with India  A Roman Trade Deficit?  The Significance of Gold and Silver as Exports  Ballast and Stowage  Crew Provisions  Summary   9 The Peak of Roman Trade in the Indian Ocean  Roman Participation in the Indian Ocean Trade: The Second and Third Centuries  Archaeological Evidence: The Dating of Roman Exports  Archaeological Evidence: The Red Sea Ports and the Eastern Desert Fortlets  Interpreting the Chronological Patterns   10 Conclusion  The Development of Roman Trade in the Indian Ocean  Schedules, Practicalities and Roman Diasporas  Indian Ocean Goods and Roman Society  Barter and Bullion  The Peak Period of Roman Trade  Afterword   Bibliography Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210754842967,"sku":"9789004373099","price":122.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rome-and-the-indian-ocean-trade-from-augustus-to-the-early-third-century-ce-9789004373099","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}