Roman Empire imports of silk and luxury goods (1st–4th centuries CE)

1. Augustus reports embassies from Indian kings

   Jan 1, 1Labels: Augustus, India

   • Livius

2. Rome annexes Egypt, boosting eastern trade routes

   Aug 1, 30Labels: Roman Egypt, Red Sea

   • Britannica

3. Periplus describes Roman Indian Ocean trade network

   Jan 1, 50Labels: Periplus, Erythraean Sea

   • Britannica

4. Muziris emerges as a key Indian Ocean exchange port

   Jan 1, 50Labels: Muziris, Malabar Coast

   • Britannica

5. Pliny criticizes luxury imports and outflow of money

   Jan 1, 77Labels: Pliny the

   • UChicago Pliny

6. Maes Titianus expedition reaches the “Stone Tower”

   Jan 1, 100Labels: Maes Titianus, Stone Tower

   • Ptolemy ref
   • Stone Tower

7. Ptolemy compiles Silk Road geography for Roman readers

   Jan 1, 140Labels: Ptolemy, Geography

   • Stone Tower

8. Sasanian dynasty replaces Parthians in Persia

   Jan 1, 224Labels: Sasanian dynasty, Persia

   • Iranica

9. Early Roman–Sasanian wars disrupt eastern corridors

   Jan 1, 230Labels: Roman Sasanian

   • Iranica

10. Third-century crisis strains coin flow and long-distance trade

    Jan 1, 235Labels: Third-century crisis

    • Britannica

11. Sasanian silk textiles spread westward into Roman spaces

    Jan 1, 350Labels: Sasanian textiles

    • UNESCO Silk

12. Late Roman state expands regulation and elite display

    Jan 1, 399Labels: Late Roman

    • Britannica