Stone tower : Ptolemy, the silk road, and a 2,000-year-old riddle (Record no. 30917)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780670093625
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 915.69403
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Personal name Dean, Riaz
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Title Stone tower : Ptolemy, the silk road, and a 2,000-year-old riddle
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Penguin Viking India,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2022
Place of publication, distribution, etc Gurugram :
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiv, 225 p. ;
Other physical details ill. (b & w), map,
Dimensions 23 cm
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 599.00
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Unit of pricing 01
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Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary, etc A path traversed by caravans laden with silk, spices and much more besides, the old Silk Road influenced trade, religions, cultures and economies across Europe, Asia and far beyond. In his latest book, Riaz Dean blends the best of this region’s history and geography with ancient cartography to solve a 2,000-year-old riddle that has perplexed scholars for centuries: Where was the Stone Tower that the great geographer Claudius Ptolemy had written about? This highly significant but now-lost landmark represented the midpoint and thumping heart of the Silk Road, as merchant caravans plied their wares between the Occident and the Orient. From the significance of the Heavenly Horses to the intrigues of geopolitics and war between clans and kingdoms, Dean brings to life the legendary Silk Road even as his evocative narrative and meticulous research pinpoints the Stone Tower’s probable location somewhere by the so-called Roof of the World.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Ptolemy, Claudius -- 100-178
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Han Dynasty
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Kushan Empire
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Xiongnu Empire
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Zhang Qian
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Ciaudius Ptolemy
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          DAIICT DAIICT 2022-05-31 599.00 915.69403 DEA 033022 2022-06-02 Books

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