The Silk Road was not just a single route, but a vast network of trade paths that connected Asia, Europe, and Africa for centuries. In this video, we unravel how the Silk Road actually worked ...

The Silk Road, like the Milky Way, is not, alas, an entirely literal entity. It’s a branding exercise, a way of making coherent a whole network of ancient trade routes that stretched east and ...

The ancient Silk Road was a series of overland routes that linked China with the Mediterranean Sea, opening the way for economic, political and cultural interchange.

As far back as 206 BCE, China traded along the Silk Road, a network of Asian trade routes that lasted into the 15th century.

Object Details author McLaughlin, Raoul Notes Originally published: 2016 Summary A fascinating history of the intricate web of trade routes connecting ancient Rome to Eastern civilizations, including ...