ISBN10: 0198142641, ISBN13: 9780198142645, [publisher: Oxford University Press.] Hardcover XXIII, 294 Seiten / p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - The word ‘spice’ is derived from the Latin ‘species’, meaning a commodity of special distinction, and during Roman times spices played an important part in religious ritual, in perfumery, and in medicine as well as a minor role as flavourings for food and wine. The majority of spices came from the East and involved distant traders, routes, and entrepots, and while the Romans themselves were neither traders nor explorers, their demand for spices involved others in the forging of new contacts and discoveries such as the use of the monsoons in navigation. In this closely detailed account Miller identifies the spice plants and their natural habitats in Roman times to reconstruct the trading networks and explore the role of the spice trade in scientific exploration and in the ‘unconscious economic and cultural unity of the ancient world’. ISBN 9780198142645 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 471 Originalhardcover mit Schutzumschlag / with dust jacket.
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