Rome and China were the two giants of the ancient world, separated by deserts, mountains, and rival empires. This video explains how they still interacted through Silk Road trade and indirect ...

How the Silk Road Made the World 3 x 60' NHNZ/CCTV (China Central Television) The Silk Road is one of humanity’s greatest enterprises. For thousands of years across the vastness of Eurasia, a trade ...

The history of the Silk Road, a vast network of ancient and medieval trade routes connecting Beijing and Hangzhou with Constantinople and Cairo, has mostly been focused on its endpoints: China and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People walk in front of the British Museum in London LONDON (Reuters) - A new exhibition exploring the vast network of the Silk ...

It was China’s desperate need for good warhorses that spawned history’s most famous trade network, animals it paid for in silk and then tea.

The rise of Sogdian merchants and the role of the Huns : the historical importance of the ancient Sogdian ancient letters / Etienne de la Vaissière -- How much for a camel? : a new understanding of ...

HAIKOU, 17 June (BelTA - Xinhua) - About 150 kilometers southeast of Sanya City in China's southern island province of Hainan, at a depth of about 1,500 meters beneath the deep blue sea, lie two ...

BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 7th Silk Road Maritime International Cooperation Forum held in the coastal city of Xiamen, East China's Fujian Province, economic officials, builders and ...

Today, trekking routes around Leh, Nubra Valley, Lahaul–Spiti, and Kinnaur follow these ancient paths. Monasteries, ...

LONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A new exhibition exploring the vast network of the Silk Road trade routes opens at the British Museum in London this week. Showcasing a range of artefacts including Chinese ...