The story was most likely invented to ward off curious competitors from attempting to seek out the source of the spice ... the first truly international trade routes and shaped the structure ...

As the spice ... routes and the silk roads opened up, Indian civilization grew, enriched by contact and exchange. Beginning in Kerala, Michael Wood journeys on an old wooden sailing boat plying ...

From Sharjah to Rome via the Spice Route': Exhibition highlights ... the exhibition includes items from ancient trade centres such as Mleiha and Dibba Al-Hisn. It is the first Arab exhibition ...

An archaeological exhibition titled "From Sharjah to Rome via the Spice Route" is currently ... the exhibition includes items from ancient trade centres such as Mleiha and Dibba Al-Hisn.