Roman History

Documentaries on the history of Rome, including Roman Kingdom, Republic, and Empire with a focus on the battles, evolution and tactics of the legions, trade and biographies, featuring the likes of Pyrrhus, Caesar, Pompey, Crassus, Spartacus, Augustus and others.

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Currently Playing: How Roman trade with India made the Empire rich

This video was sponsored by Imperator: Rome. You can support our channel by buying this game via this link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/859580/Imperator_Rome/ We are continuing our new animated historical documentary series on the Roman trade and economy with a video on the trade with India via the Red Sea. Our previous video showed that the conquest of Egypt became crucial for the Empire financially and part of it was the trade with the Indian states and the lucrative spice trade. So, what made the Roman empire trade with India so beneficial? Find out in this video! You can listen to our new podcast here: http://kingsandgenerals.libsyn.com/4-why-did-the-diadochoi-of-alexander-fight-each-other Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors, who made this video possible: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JlqSD0nyP64psCnaLrwFT3zVTZiordU1jnwXeZOu1to The video was made by our friend Cogito http://bit.ly/2CFCouA while the script was researched and written by Matt Hollis This video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ) ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► https://kingsandgenerals.libsyn.com/ iTunes: https://apple.co/2QTuMNG ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Sources: Adrian Goldsworthy - Augustus: From Revolutionary to Emperor Raoul McLaughlin - The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean: The Ancient World Economy and the Kingdoms of Africa, Arabia and India Raoul McLaughlin - Rome and the Distant East: Trade Routes to the Ancient Lands of Arabia, India and China Alan K. Bowman and Dominic Rathbone - Cities and Administration in Roman Egypt Adrian Goldsworthy - Pax Romana: War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com #Documentary #Rome #RomanEmpire


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