Economy & TradeThe 1st century

Economy & Trade in the 1st century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged economy and trade — trade, currency, industry and resources, narrowed to the 1st century — 2 of them, drawn from 2 nations, running from 50 to 60. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
2
Nations
2
Earliest
50
Latest
60

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Africa

    Eritrea

    Adulis named in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea

    The Greek navigational handbook describes Adulis as the principal, legally regulated port serving the Aksumite hinterland, trading ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell and other goods.

    Era: Aksum, Adulis and the Red Sea Trade

    Sources: The Ancient Red Sea Port of Adulis, Eritrea (Eritro-British Expedition report) · JSTOR, Aksumite Empire · New World Encyclopedia

  2. Africa

    Somalia

    Periplus of the Erythraean Sea

    A Greek mariner's handbook describes ports along the Horn coast trading frankincense, myrrh, ivory and tortoiseshell with Egypt, Arabia and India, documenting the region's role in Indian Ocean commerce.

    Era: The Land of Punt and the Ancient Incense Coast

    Sources: Somalia (country and history) · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Somali maritime history · Wikipedia