The Indian Ocean Trade in Antiquity

The period from the death of Alexander the Great to the rise of the Islam (c. late
fourth century bce to seventh century ce) saw a significant growth in economic,
diplomatic and cultural exchange between various civilisations in Africa, Europe
and Asia. This was in large part thanks to the Indian Ocean trade. Peoples living
in the Roman Empire, Parthia, India and South East Asia increasingly had access
to exotic foreign products, while the lands from which they derived, and the
peoples inhabiting these lands, also captured the imagination, finding expression
in a number of literary and poetic works.
The Indian Ocean Trade in Antiquity provides a range of chapters that explore
the economic, political and cultural impact of this trade on these diverse societies,
written by international experts working in the fields of Classics, Archaeology,
South Asian studies, Near Eastern studies and Art History. The three major themes
of the book are the development of this trade, how consumption and exchange
impacted on societal developments, and how the Indian Ocean trade influenced the
literary creations of Graeco-Roman and Indian authors.
This volume will be of interest not only to academics and students of antiquity,
but also to scholars working on later periods of Indian Ocean history who will find
this work a valuable resource.

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