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Facts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Roman_trade_relations
As I understand it, the Silk Road only became important when the sea route was closed. It lost its importance 800 years later when the Portugese found the sea route around Africa.
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Facts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Roman_trade_relations
As I understand it, the Silk Road only became important when the sea route was closed. It lost its importance 800 years later when the Portugese found the sea route around Africa.