Trade Routes
The Silk Road: How Trade Changed the World
Explore the 4,000-mile network of routes that connected China to the Mediterranean for over 1,500 years.
Dec 10, 202412 min read
ReadIn-depth explorations of history's most significant journeys, trade routes, and expeditions.
Explore the 4,000-mile network of routes that connected China to the Mediterranean for over 1,500 years.
The medieval pilgrimage route that continues to draw travelers from around the world.
How the Romans built a road network spanning 250,000 miles that shaped European civilization.
The 2,000-mile journey that brought 400,000 settlers to the American West.
How ancient Polynesians crossed thousands of miles of ocean using only the stars and waves.
The secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the 19th century.