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The Silk Road conjures up images of romance and mystery. This illustrated history of the trade connections that linked the Mediterranean world with China is a must for those interested in the Silk Road as a travel destination and for those who love adventure.
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In the early summer of 54 or 53 BC—some 700 years after the foundation of Rome—Marcus Licinius Crassus, consul-triumvirate of Rome and governor of Syria, rashly led his seven legions eastwards, beyond the Euphrates, in search of an elusive enemy.1
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