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THE IRANIAN-GEORGIAN BRANCH OF THE SILK ROAD IN I-IVTH CENTURIES |
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时间：2009-7-24 13:48:35 来源：不详
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had reestablished the East-West trade routes and expanded commercial activities, which included sending a Kushan ambassador to Rome.”[12] The Roman Empire was able to contact commercial relations with China and India by the way of sometimes overland- or mainly sea-routes, but either reached on the Iranian border consequently.[13] “The Parthians sought to monopolize the trade in Chinese silks, which led to the Partho-Roman wars”[14] and “[they] protected trade along the route, deriving considerable profit from the payment of taxes and did everything they could to prevent direct links between China and Rome since their intermediary role was extremely profitable.”[15] Though, in the earlier times the Empire tried to do away with the Parthians through a few wars, it was at her very cost; at the same time, the Parthians were not powerful enough to gain the eastern provinces of the Empire, and the either empires had to continue the “peaceful coexistence”.[16] However, “it seems that towards the end of the first century A.D. the majority of the silk imported by Mediterranean countries was carried by sea-route 上一页 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] ... 下一页 >> |
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