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This map illustrates the trading networks which connected the Ptolemaic Kingdom to South Asia and East Africa by the second half of the 1st century BCE. During this time period, Ptolemaic Egypt was a major player in the spice trade which was conducted between Asia and the Mediterranean. Perfumes, cosmetics, textiles, ivory, precious stones, and other goods were also transported through these trade networks.
The trade between Egypt and India increased dramatically after the Roman conquest of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, to the benefit of Egyptian port cities like Myos Hormos and Berenike.
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References
- Chauveau, M. Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra. Cornell University Press, 2000.
- Green, P. The Hellenistic Age. Modern Library, 2008.
- Howe, T. Traders in the Ancient Mediterranean. The Association of Ancient Historians, 2015.
- Sidebotham, S. E. Berenike and the Ancient Maritime Spice Route. University of California Press, 2011.
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King, A. (2018, July 25). Ptolemaic Trade Networks in the Late 1st Century BCE. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9047/ptolemaic-trade-networks-in-the-late-1st-century-b/
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