522 ⟶ Romans Begin Silkworm Cultivation

Romans obtain silkworm eggs and begin silkworm cultivation
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1087

🐪 Silk Road Officially Opens for Trade

Silk Road between Europe and Asia.⟶
Silk Road Officially Opens for Trade (-116)
Silk RoadTradeGlobalizationCultural ExchangeEconomic DevelopmentRoman EmpireHan Dynasty
ChinaChina

🌾 Augustus Addresses Food Shortage in Rome

Due to a food shortage in Rome, Augustus doubles the grain rations distributed to the people, sends away his slave retinue, and places the senate in recess indefinitely.⟶
Augustus Addresses Food Shortage in Rome (6)
Ancient romeRoman EmpireAugustusEconomyImperial Rule
ItalyItaly

💰 Roman Tax Reforms to Address Financial Strain

Roman finances become strained following the Danubian insurrection and the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, resulting in the levying of two new taxes: five percent on inheritances, and one percent on sales.⟶
Roman Tax Reforms to Address Financial Strain (9)
Roman EmpireTaxationEconomyFinancial CrisisAncient rome
ItalyItaly

🏦 Lucius Caecilius Iucundus' Banking Activities During Vesuvius' Eruption

Lucius Caecilius Iucundus, Roman banker from Pompeii (b. c. AD 14)⟶
Lucius Caecilius Iucundus' Banking Activities During Vesuvius' Eruption (69)
Ancient romePompeiiBankingFinanceEconomyRoman EmpireTradeBusiness
ItalyItaly

🐛 Romans Begin Silkworm Cultivation

Romans obtain silkworm eggs and begin silkworm cultivation⟶
Romans Begin Silkworm Cultivation (522)
Silk RoadRoman EmpireTextilesTradeEconomyByzantine EmpireLuxury Goods
ItalyItalyChinaChina

🚢 Quanzhou Establishes Maritime Trade Tax Office

a new office at the Chinese international seaport of Quanzhou is established to handle and regulate taxes and tariffs on all mercantile transactions of foreign goods coming from Africa, Arabia, India, Sri Lanka, Persia, and South East Asia.⟶
Quanzhou Establishes Maritime Trade Tax Office (1087)
TradeTaxationMaritimeSong DynastyTariffsInternational TradeEconomySilk Road
ChinaChina