Indian Ocean In Antiquity

Author : Julian Reade
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136155383

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The beaches of the Indian Ocean stretch in a golden arc from the Atlantic to the Pacific, delimiting the entire southern boundary of the old world. On the lands adjoining this ocean and its inlets, almost every variety of human adaptation is or has been represented, as have the interactions between them. Societies of fisherman and pirates, hunters and gatherers, herdsmen and agrarian farmers, states and urban civilizations based on farming or trade, have all flourished at one time or another. Yet studies of the systems of the Indian Ocean before the spread of Islam remain in their infancy and until now the record on early Indian Ocean civilizations has been fragmented. The Indian Ocean in Antiquity brings together an international group of leading scholars to present, for the first time, a comprehensive view of the current state of research on the early populations of the area. After an introductory chapter, the twenty-six papers are grouped into four sections: The Environment and Natural Resources; The Early Civilizations; The Classical Period and Between Africa and China. They comprise the most far-reaching look at this vast region in pre-modern times that has ever been available. This pioneering volume makes an important contribution to the understanding of a region of great significance in world history, both past and future.Topics include: sea levels and other factors affecting coastal settlement; contracts between Mesopotamia and the Indus; Achaemenid, Parthian and Sasanian maritime activity; Roman interests in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean; the archeological evidence for early trade between South and Southeast Asia; the early settlement of Madagascar; the ethnographic evidence for long-distance contacts between Oceania and East Africa and recent discoveries of Christian and Hindu remains in Quanzhou.

Author : Matthew Adam Cobb
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351732444

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The Indian Ocean Trade in Antiquity by Matthew Adam Cobb Pdf

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.

Author : Matthew A. Cobb
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004376571

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Rome and the Indian Ocean Trade from Augustus to the Early Third Century CE by Matthew A. Cobb Pdf

In Rome and the Indian Ocean Trade from Augustus to the Early Third Century CE Matthew Adam Cobb explores the development of commercial exchanges between the Mediterranean world and civilisations in East Africa, Southern Arabia and the India from the Augustan period to the early third century CE.

Author : Julian Reade
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136155314

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Indian Ocean In Antiquity by Julian Reade Pdf

The beaches of the Indian Ocean stretch in a golden arc from the Atlantic to the Pacific, delimiting the entire southern boundary of the old world. On the lands adjoining this ocean and its inlets, almost every variety of human adaptation is or has been represented, as have the interactions between them. Societies of fisherman and pirates, hunters and gatherers, herdsmen and agrarian farmers, states and urban civilizations based on farming or trade, have all flourished at one time or another. Yet studies of the systems of the Indian Ocean before the spread of Islam remain in their infancy and until now the record on early Indian Ocean civilizations has been fragmented. The Indian Ocean in Antiquity brings together an international group of leading scholars to present, for the first time, a comprehensive view of the current state of research on the early populations of the area. After an introductory chapter, the twenty-six papers are grouped into four sections: The Environment and Natural Resources; The Early Civilizations; The Classical Period and Between Africa and China. They comprise the most far-reaching look at this vast region in pre-modern times that has ever been available. This pioneering volume makes an important contribution to the understanding of a region of great significance in world history, both past and future.Topics include: sea levels and other factors affecting coastal settlement; contracts between Mesopotamia and the Indus; Achaemenid, Parthian and Sasanian maritime activity; Roman interests in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean; the archeological evidence for early trade between South and Southeast Asia; the early settlement of Madagascar; the ethnographic evidence for long-distance contacts between Oceania and East Africa and recent discoveries of Christian and Hindu remains in Quanzhou.

Author : Marie-Françoise Boussac,Jean-François Salles,Jean-Baptiste Yon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9384082074

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Ports of the Ancient Indian Ocean by Marie-Françoise Boussac,Jean-François Salles,Jean-Baptiste Yon Pdf

Ports of the Ancient Indian Ocean looks at the multisided role that 'ports' played in the exchange and transfer of knowledge between the 'Indian Ocean' and Mediterranean societies. Through the early Greek Periplus to minute descriptions by the Portuguese in the late sixteenth century or French archives of the colonial period, an accurate knowledge was gradually developed and transmitted on what is now called the Indian Ocean. The contributions focus on the nature of this knowledge, its history and status, using and combining new archaeological data and recent publications of textual material. They deal with material originating from the Red Sea to India, through Arabia and the Persian Gulf, shedding a new light on ancient ports and maritime contacts, with a special interest not only on India but on related areas as well, such as Sri Lanka and South-East Asia.

Author : Edward A. Alpers
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195337877

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The Indian Ocean in World History by Edward A. Alpers Pdf

The Indian Ocean in World History explores the cultural exchanges that took place in this region from ancient to modern times.

Author : Himanshu Prabha Ray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015049650909

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Archaeology of Seafaring by Himanshu Prabha Ray Pdf

The Volume Brings Together The Results Of Ongoingresearch On Different Aspects Of The Archaeology Of The Indian Ocean: Archaeo-Botany; Ethno-Archaeology; Maritime Ethnography And Numismatics. These Issues Have Been Discussed Withinthe Wider Context Of Movements Across The Indian Ocean Of Fishing And Sailing Communities, And Of Travellers And Traders. A Range Of Textual Sources, Including Those In Greek And Arabic Have Been Analysed, And Are Accompanied By Representations In Cartography, The Objective Being To Initiate-Interest In A Manner Holistic To Early Seafaring Activity. The Contributors Form Part Of A Larger Indian Ocean Community Of Scholars, Actively Involved In Study And Research In Different Parts Of The Region. Many Of Them Have Participated In The Two International Conferrences Held In 1994 In New Delhi And In 1996 In Lyon.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004289536

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Across the Ocean: Nine Essays on Indo-Mediterranean Trade by Anonim Pdf

Across the Ocean contains nine essays, each dedicated to a key question in the history of the trade relations between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean from Antiquity to the Early Modern period: the role of the state in the Red Sea trade, Roman policy in the Red Sea, the function of Trajan’s Canal, the pepper trade, the pearl trade, the Nabataean middlemen, the use of gold in ancient India, the constant renewal of the Indian Ocean ports of trade, and the rise and demise of the VOC.

Author : United States. Congress Senate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 3624 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:35112104269867

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Hearings by United States. Congress Senate Pdf

Author : Eberhard Sauer
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781474420686

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Sasanian Persia by Eberhard Sauer Pdf

Details Persias growing military and economic power in the late antique worldThe Sasanian Empire (3rd7th centuries) was one of the largest empires of antiquity, stretching from Mesopotamia to modern Pakistan and from Central Asia to the Arabian Peninsula. This mega-empire withstood powerful opponents in the steppe and expanded further in Late Antiquity, whilst the Roman world shrunk in size. Recent research has revealed the reasons for this success: notably population growth in some key territories, economic prosperity, and urban development, made possible through investment in agriculture and military infrastructure on a scale unparalleled in the late antique world. Our volume explores the empires relations with its neighbours and key phenomena which contributed to its wealth and power, from the empires armed forces to agriculture, trade and treatment of minorities. The latest discoveries, notably major urban foundations, fortifications and irrigations systems, feature prominently. An empire whose military might and culture rivalled Rome and foreshadowed the caliphate will be of interest to scholars of the Roman and Islamic world.Challenges our Eurocentric world view by presenting a Near-Eastern empire whose urban culture and military apparatus rivalled that of Rome Covers the latest discoveries on foundations, fortifications and irrigation systemsIncludes case studies on Sasanian frontier walls and urban culture in the Sasanian Empire

Author : K.S. Mathew
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351997522

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Imperial Rome, Indian Ocean Regions and Muziris by K.S. Mathew Pdf

17. Money Matters: Indigenous and Foreign Coins in the Malabar Coast (Second Century BCE-Second Century CE) -- Bibliography -- List of Contributors -- Index.

Author : George F. Hourani,John Carswell
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1995-07-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0691000328

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Arab Seafaring in the Indian Ocean in Ancient and Early Medieval Times by George F. Hourani,John Carswell Pdf

In this classic work George Hourani deals with the history of the sea trade of the Arabs in the Indian Ocean from its obscure origins many centuries before Christ to the time of its full extension to China and East Africa in the ninth and tenth centuries. The book comprises a brief but masterly historical account that has never been superseded. The author gives attention not only to geography, meteorology, and the details of travel, but also to the ships themselves, including a discussion of the origin of stitched planking and of the lateen fore-and-aft sails. Piracy in the Indian Ocean, day-to-day life at sea, the establishment of ancient lighthouses and the production of early maritime guides, handbooks, and port directories are all described in fascinating detail. Arab Seafaring will appeal to anyone interested in Arab life or the history of navigation. For this expanded edition, John Carswell has added a new introduction, a bibliography, and notes that add material from recent archaeological research.

Author : Akshay Sarathi
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784917135

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Early Maritime Cultures in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean by Akshay Sarathi Pdf

This volume represents a multi-disciplinary effort to examine East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean. Multiple lines of evidence drawn from linguistics, archaeology, history, art history, and ethnography come together in novel ways to highlight different aspects of the region’s past and offer innovative avenues for future research.

Author : Raoul McLaughlin
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473840959

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The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean by Raoul McLaughlin Pdf

This study of ancient Roman shipping and trade across continents reveals the Roman Empire’s far-reaching impact in the ancient world. In ancient times, large fleets of Roman merchant ships set sail from Egypt on voyages across the Indian Ocean. They sailed from Roman ports on the Red Sea to distant kingdoms on the east coast of Africa and southern Arabia. Many continued their voyages across the ocean to trade with the rich kingdoms of ancient India. Along these routes, the Roman Empire traded bullion for valuable goods, including exotic African products, Arabian incense, and eastern spices. This book examines Roman commerce with Indian kingdoms from the Indus region to the Tamil lands. It investigates contacts between the Roman Empire and powerful African kingdoms, including the Nilotic regime that ruled Meroe and the rising Axumite Realm. Further chapters explore Roman dealings with the Arab kingdoms of southern Arabia, including the Saba-Himyarites and the Hadramaut Regime, which sent caravans along the incense trail to the ancient rock-carved city of Petra. The first book to bring these subjects together in a single comprehensive study, The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean reveals Rome’s impact on the ancient world and explains how international trade funded the legions that maintained imperial rule.

Author : Satish Chandra
Publisher : SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1987-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015015377982

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The Indian Ocean by Satish Chandra Pdf

The contributors present historical, political, geographical and economic analyses of the Indian Ocean from antiquity to modern times. They provide new information on the role of Asian traders and navigators in the growth of trade and commerce, and the impact of the Europeans on Asian economies.