Rome’s Lifeline to the Distant East II History Documentary II Part II скачать в хорошем качестве

Rome’s Lifeline to the Distant East II History Documentary II Part II

The Roman Empire was not only a military power but also the center of a vast commercial system that reached far beyond its political borders. Through a complex web of land and sea routes, Roman merchants accessed luxury goods from the East, including silk, spices, precious stones, and exotic textiles. These routes connected the Mediterranean world to regions as distant as India and China, forming a trade network that supplied Rome’s elite and fueled the imperial economy. This eastern trade lifeline relied heavily on key hubs such as Alexandria, Red Sea ports, and caravan routes often associated with the Silk Road. Although Rome never fully controlled the distant East, its merchants, ships, and silver flowed steadily along these corridors. The result was a fragile but highly profitable system that tied the empire’s prosperity to lands it would never conquer, yet could not afford to lose.