Ancient Trade

Trading is a stressful occupation with mental and emotional traps on every side. Our instincts drive us to self-destruction: holding plummeting stocks in the hope of a sudden recovery, or obsessing over the minute-to-minute movements of our holdings. What if there were a trader who knew how to avoid these traps and could teach us to trade from a place of inner calm and peace of mind? Peter Castle has been a successful trader in financial markets for almost 30 years. He also happens to be a Zen monk.

Dive into the captivating world of maritime navigation with "Navigating the Blue," an enlightening journey across the vast oceans that have shaped human history and exploration. This is not just a book; it is your personal guide through the mesmerizing interplay between sea, wind, and human ingenuity. Begin your voyage with an introduction to the irresistible allure of the open sea, unraveling the secrets of winds and currents that have been the soul of navigation for centuries. Discover the enigma of trade winds and delve into their crucial historical significance, guiding explorers on ...

For more than two thousand years, a vast network of trade routes connected the civilizations of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, transforming the course of human history. Known collectively as the Silk Road, these routes carried far more than silk. They transported religions, technologies, scientific knowledge, artistic traditions, ideas, and cultures across continents, creating the world's first great system of global exchange. In Silk Road: The Complete History of the Ancient Trade Route That Connected East and West, historian Emilio Salazar takes readers on a sweeping journey ...

While conducting research for a magazine article about a legendary Mississippi local I encountered artifacts which indicate there is substance to historical accounts of an unknown ancient civilization. One thing led to another and researcher Dr. Robert List and I located three enigmatic sites which support the theory of an ancient metal trade and the presence of an ancient Mediterranean culture in Mississippi. There are many more sites remaining to be discovered. This book lays out a process by which anyone with Internet access can find and investigate sites which are in dire need of ...

They invented the alphabet you are reading right now. They built the first maritime trading empire, connecting tin mines in Britain to cedar forests in Lebanon to gold markets in West Africa. They manufactured the most expensive luxury good in the ancient world -- Tyrian purple dye, worth more than its weight in gold. They founded Carthage, which would become Rome's most dangerous rival. And almost nobody remembers them. The Purple Merchants is a comprehensive deep dive into the Phoenicians -- history's greatest forgotten civilization. From their Canaanite origins on the narrow Lebanese ...

Nearly two thousand years ago, an anonymous Greek-speaking merchant recorded the sea routes connecting Roman Egypt with eastern Africa, Arabia, and India. His practical handbook—known today as The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea—preserves an extraordinary firsthand picture of commerce across the ancient Indian Ocean. Port by port, the author identifies anchorages, sailing distances, seasonal winds, local rulers, dangerous waters, and the goods exchanged at each destination. Ivory and tortoise shell leave Africa; frankincense and myrrh come from Arabia; pepper, pearls, gemstones, cotton, ...

They came from a narrow strip of land on the eastern Mediterranean—and built one of the ancient world’s most remarkable networks of trade, travel, and ideas. The Phoenicians were master sailors, ambitious merchants, skilled craftsmen, and daring colonists. From Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos, they carried goods and knowledge across the Mediterranean, founded settlements as far west as Iberia, and helped spread an alphabet that would influence the way much of the world writes today. The Phoenicians for Beginners makes this fascinating civilization easy to understand, even if you have never ...

What does power give a ruler—and what does it take away? How can a city prosper without making war on its neighbors? In Hiero and Ways and Means, Xenophon approaches these questions through two sharply different works: a dialogue about the private costs of tyranny and a practical proposal for the prosperity of Athens. Hiero begins with a conversation between the poet Simonides and the ruler of Syracuse. Simonides imagines that a tyrant must enjoy more pleasure, wealth, and honor than an ordinary citizen. Hiero answers with an account of fear, isolation, and distrust. Food loses its savor;...

The Phoenicians remain one of the most enigmatic ancient civilizations, with historians and scholars prone to speculation and educated guesses. Although many Greek, Roman, and Egyptian writers reference the Phoenicians in trade records, military battles, and artistic transactions, few records were left by the original Phoenicians themselves, leaving modern scholars to fill in the blanks through educated guesses and material culture.

Every letter on this page exists because of a people most readers have never heard of. Three thousand years ago, a handful of harbor cities on the coast of ancient Canaan gave the world something more durable than any empire. While Egypt, Assyria, and Persia expanded by conquest, the Phoenicians built influence through trade — and left behind an alphabet that would become the ancestor of nearly every writing system in use today. Canaan to Carthage traces the full arc of Phoenician civilization, from the rise of Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos as the wealthiest port cities of the ancient world to ...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Crusades and Silk Road, then this audiobook is for you. In part one, you'll learn all about the military expeditions of the Middle Ages. In part two, you will learn about the Silk Road and its significance. Includes two books: The Crusades and The Silk Road.

Quwan Li leaves the Shaolin Temple with a peaceful mission: travel west along the ancient trade routes, share the teachings of Buddhism, and plant the seeds for temples in lands where the Buddha is unknown. He never expects the road to lead him into chains. Declared slaves of the Empire, they are shipped to Italy and sold in Rome. Lin disappears into the household of a leather merchant. Quwan is purchased for something far more dangerous. The arena. From the Shaolin Temple to the gladiatorial schools of Rome, from chains and bloodshed to freedom on the open road, SILK ROAD GLADIATOR is an ...

Step into "The Silk Road Revival"; an extraordinary voyage that weaves the enthralling tales of the ancient Silk Road with the emerging realities of its modern renaissance. As the stories unfold, travel, chapter by chapter, through the intricate tapestry of human adventure at each point along its route. This reads like an epic novel as much as it is an intriguing compendium of historical, socio-economic, and geopolitical insights. The initial chapters dive into the birth, growth, and eventual collapse of the ancient Silk Road. They explore the economics of trade, cultural exchanges, ...

Vietnam: From Battlefield to Billion-Dollar Economy How did a nation ravaged by centuries of foreign rule and divided by a brutal war become one of the world’s fastest-growing economic powerhouses and a top US trade partner? For generations, Vietnam stood as a symbol of conflict, a Cold War flashpoint, a nation defined by occupation, division, and the devastating legacy of the Vietnam War. Today, it’s a story of triumphant transformation, a one-party communist state driving global capitalism. This book takes you on a journey through Vietnam’s tumultuous past to answer the central ...

Why is Change so Slow? How does Grace Lead us over a Lifetime? Amazing Grace: How Faith Grows in the Human Heart explores the extraordinary life and teachings of John Newton (1725-1807), updated into modern English. Allow John Newton to speak to your heart today. This updated autobiography and his devotional writings form a powerful commentary on the lyrics of Amazing Grace, the world’s greatest hymn and the most recorded song in history. Over 3,000 versions have been documented by The Guinness World Records. This is an early access preview version, and includes free updates. John Newton ...

The war has lasted ten years. The Night has been waiting longer. Saint-Servais was once the Coalition's most feared commander. Now he prunes vines on a quiet island beside the woman he loves, and every morning he wakes a little more sure that peace is something he was never meant to keep. Then the full moon brings a dream: a ruined abbey under snow, a black throne, a pair of green eyes, and one word he cannot shake. Night. The dream is followed by a black amulet that should not exist. The Council offers him a pardon with a price: a single quart of the Waters of the Beginning, the liquid ...

What Lies Beneath the Waves Is Not Just Water—It Is the Primary Archive of Human History. For centuries, academic historiography operated under a profound terrestrial bias, viewing the world's oceans as empty voids separating landmasses. Yet, between twenty thousand and six thousand years ago, post-glacial meltwater surges raised global sea levels by over one hundred twenty meters, submerging over twenty million square kilometers of prime continental shelf land area worldwide. In The Omni-Ocean: Deep Geomythology, Submerged Archaeology, and Ancient Maritime Systems, acclaimed independent ...

From the acclaimed author of Children of Ash and Elm, an intimate, continent-spanning human journey through the Viking world. For centuries, Vikings have been stereotyped as brutish and violent pillagers. But now, based on the latest archaeological research, preeminent scholar Neil Price reveals...

The most famous trade route in history was named in 1877 — by a German geographer scouting railway lines for Prussian investors. Nobody who ever travelled it heard the phrase. There was no road. The traffic was not mostly silk. And almost no one — and almost nothing — ever went the whole way. What actually existed was a shifting braid of desert tracks, mountain passes, and steppe corridors, walked in short local hops and paid for less by merchant profit than by the military budgets of empires holding their frontiers. The best-documented stretch survives as a paper trail of receipts, ...

What if one of the most powerful empires of the medieval world rose not in Europe or Asia—but in the heart of West Africa? At its height, the Mali Empire controlled vital trade routes, commanded enormous wealth, and produced one of history’s most famous rulers: Mansa Musa, whose legendary pilgrimage to Mecca astonished the medieval world. But the story of Mali is far bigger than one king and his gold. The Mali Empire for Beginners takes you beyond the legends and into the remarkable civilization that made them possible. Written in clear, engaging language for readers with no previous ...