TY - BOOK AU - Mathew, K.S. TI - Imperial Rome, Indian Ocean Regions and Muziris: new perspectives on maritime trade edited by SN - 9781032919553 U1 - 382.0937 MAT-K PY - 2024/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Colonialism & imperialism KW - General & world history KW - HISTORY / World KW - Regional geography KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies KW - Shipping--Rome--History--Congresses KW - Shipping--Indian Ocean Region--History--Congresses KW - Rome--Commerce--History--Congresses KW - Indian Ocean Region--Commerce--History--Congresses N1 - The battle of Actium waged in 31 BC, and the annexation of Egypt in 30 BC to the Roman Empire opened up avenues for increased commercial contact between the Roman Empire, South Asia in general and India in particular, and the port of Muziris was the premier trading post of India. In this volume, eminent international scholars from the USA, Sw ER -