Rome's Trade with the East: The Sea Voyage to Africa and India

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Describing the maritime intersection between Eurasia and East Africa: the ancient Saba commercial in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea extending to the south along the coast of East Africa at the beginning of the Christian era; the Greek voyage from the Alexander Great Kingdom ( 334-32 "; in the 4th century, the invasion of the Germanic groups and the Huns, the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, the conversion of Caesar and the Russian Slavs, the prolonged conflict between Byzantine and the Sassania empire, Islam and Muslim The rise of

World trade is not new. Ancient Greece and Roman society traded with other societies in Africa, the Middle East, India, China. After Islamic golden age and the rise of Mongol empire, trade expanded further. The establishment of the colonial empire after the discovery of the voyage in European countries means that trade is taking place all over the world. In the 19th century, the industrial revolution increased the trade of goods more and more. However, the advancement of technology after World War II and the war after the Cold War, especially communication, caused an explosive acceleration that occurred today.

A stable country is a country of trade. After Octavian won the Actium, the commercial takeoff between Rome and East Asia, and the relative peace of the Mediterranean and Red Sea trade routes lasted for about two centuries. Romans dominated at most one-third of the west routes between Alexandria and India, but their influence far exceeded that of Ganges. Individual traders rarely ship goods from India to Rome, but face to face diplomatic contact often occurs between Indian state and Rome. During the years that Octavian was upgraded to Augustus, Indian rulers devoted him exquisite looting and great gifts - snakes, elephants, valuable jewels and gymnasts - all of them emperor - It was. Exhibited at home - The temple in India itself was built to commemorate him.