02360nam a2200457 a 4500 ebr10446267 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 100914s2011 caua sb 001 0 eng d 2010038906 9780520244306 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780520948389 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)704275943 f-ua--- DT73.B375 S4 2011eb 932 22 Sidebotham, Steven E. Berenike and the ancient maritime spice route [electronic resource] / Steven E. Sidebotham. Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011. xvii, 434 p. : ill. The California world history library ; 18 Includes bibliographical references and index. Geography, climate, ancient authors, and modern visitors -- Pre-Roman infrastructure in the Eastern Desert -- Ptolemaic diplomatic-military-commercial activities -- Ptolemaic and early Roman Berenike and environs -- Inhabitants of Berenike in Roman times -- Water in the desert and the ports -- Nile/Red Sea roads -- Other emporia -- Merchant ships -- Commercial networks and trade costs -- Trade in Roman Berenike -- Late Roman Berenike and its demise. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Excavations (Archaeology) Egypt Bar�an�is. Spice trade Egypt Bar�an�is History To 1500. Trade routes Egypt Bar�an�is History To 1500. Port cities Egypt History To 1500. International trade History To 1500. Bar�an�is (Egypt) Antiquities. Bar�an�is (Egypt) Antiquities, Roman. Bar�an�is (Egypt) Commerce History. Eastern Desert (Egypt) Commerce History. Bar�an�is (Egypt) Social life and customs. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. California world history library ; 18. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10446267 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 247092 247092