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11/06/2025 05:30 PM ISAW Lecture Hall
Gold pendant showing a woman looking left with words circling the woman, in imitation of a Roman coin

Beyond the Silk Road

Or, Why One Rhinoceros Fewer from India Would Not Have Hurt the Ancient Economy

Sitta von Reden

This lecture will take place in person at ISAW. Prof. von Reden will offer alternative ways of thinking about why we find Chinese silk in Palmyra, Egyptian glass vessels in Afghanistan, and Roman coins in Thailand and Vietnam.
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