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THE HELLENISTIC
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the Achaemenid period its tribute was 600 •renAanmtioecdhiot As ntIiVochreias.tored Alexandria and
talents compared to 1000 talents from •SokGthifenuIentlglehfSdueataokhnsPmieddaanro1iEtithdf4smis0Catp.’nrhsiasraderiaetaakbftuetenenBctreaial mbtwihtyehelwoictnahbhiseraeocaavaabeknpourdilprtisauthhlloeeeofddf rtttihhhbseeeey
Babylonia.
• Apart from the all important trade from
India and fishing and pearling (Bahrain),
the trading hubs in the Gulf controlled the
caravan trade of spices and frankincense
from South Arabia (Gerrha in Saudi Arabia)
and the trade of copper and bronze from
Oman ( Mleiha and ad-Dur in UAE).
• All evidence indicates that most of the
trade was carried through the sea with small
transport boats.
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