Rome, the Greek World, and the East, Vol. 3 - The Greek World, the Jews, and the East

 Index

–, ; limited and erratic presence of

Greek in, –; presence of non-Greek

cultures in, –, ; territorial extent

of, .See alsoHellenisation

Technological revolution organizing
knowledge since th century, –
Trade: evidence for trade from Roman
empire to India, –; long-distance
trade routes by land ran parallel with a
sea trade, but tenuous evidence for an
established ‘‘Silk Road,’’ – passim,
, , –, .See alsoAsia and
the classical world; Caravan cities; His-

torical interpretations: Finley’s theory

of ‘‘ancient economy’’; Palmyra

Transplantation of European scholarship

and science into English-speaking en-

vironments in middle of th century,

. See alsoGreek and Latin Authors

(Stern); Jewish scholars of the classical

world in the th century

Tyre: and its ancient history envisaged

within Graeco-Roman culture, ; and

Carthage, ; was Phoenician spoken

or written there in rd century..?,

–; and Ulpian, –, –