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The Great Silk Route, or Silk Road, was the fabled overland supply chain that famously allowed the supply of Chinese goods to reach ancient Rome from the second century BCE.

The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes between Europe and Asia that "facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas between people from China to Venice between the second century BC and ...

Trade has fueled the rise of civilizations for millennia,connecting cultures, boosting economies, and spreading ideas across continents. Explore the fascinating history of trade routes, mapping the ...

Starting around 200 BC and extending 4,000 miles, the Silk Road got its name from the lucrative Chinese silk trade. In addition to goods, various science and technology innovations were traded along ...

"The Silk Road" exhibit tells the story of silk and the history of its movement across the globe. It takes place Jan. 22-March 15.

Cotton and silk fabric imported from the Far East dating back to the early Islamic period some 1,300 years ago was recently found by a team of Israeli and German researchers in Israel’s Arava region, ...

Kyrgyzstan's second largest city, Osh, is celebrating its 3,000th anniversary. The ancient Silk Route city continues to occupy a unique place among Central Asia's ancient towns, and RFE/RL ...

Located south of the ancient Ark citadel, Po-i-Kalon includes the exquisite 12th-century Kalon Minaret, one of only two buildings in the city spared by Genghis Khan.

Summary "Our world was made on and by the Silk Roads. For millennia it was here that East and West encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas and cultures, the ...

Pieces for “The Silk Road” exhibit are on loan from The Ohio State University’s Historic Costumes and Textiles Collection, the Orton Geological Museum and the Department of History.