Should be a lot in China, too. A lot of gold was flowing that way. Interesting that there's almost nothing in Ireland! The amount in India is really interesting, too. I saw a book on Rome, India, and China years ago but it was crazy expensive and I've forgotten the title over the years. Rome's rivalry with Persia wasn't just for landmass, but trade.
Trade with China did exist at the time - through intermediaries - so its entirely possible that Roman coins have been or will be found there. Ireland was never occupied by Rome and I can't imagine all that much trade - involving Rome - between England & Ireland at the time. I don't think Ireland was producing anything that England couldn't. Again, I think that any Roman coins showing up there were through intermediaries.
From what I've been reading recently, there was a LOT of trade along the Spice Road fuelled by the Roman desire for things like pepper, so Roman coins in India didn't surprise me overly much... Trade over VERY long distances was much more prevalent in the Ancient world than we normally give credit for. It wouldn't surprise me too much if Greek or Roman coins showed up in South America or Ancient Chinese coins showed up in North America. People moved around a LOT in the ancient world and coins probably even more so.
Interesting. There's a museum and park not far from us where the Romans were defeated, the most Northern point in Germany and thus probably in continental Europe. We've been. I will have a look whether there is something about coins found elsewhere.
The Germanic tribes certainly gave the Roman empire a *hard* time! Didn't Roman expansion essentially stop at the Elbe? I've read a little about their Northern campaigns (and defeats) but don't know too much detail.
It was long thought that they were stopped by Arminius the Cheruski in the Teutoburg Forest which is about a hundred kilometers further South to us. They constructed an enormous monument (Hermannsdenkmal, see below) that we all had to visit on school trips (not that we minded the free day, LOL) Then they found lots of relics, I believe in the 1990s in the area where they placed the museum now.
@ Marianne: School visits are always good - as you get a day out of school! That monument is rather impressive - as was the victory in the forest of course. As you no doubt know MUCH has been written about that pivotal battle. It *really* shook up the Romans!
Always fun to see the Gaul's, Celts & other groups stand up against the Romans. Even better when the Empire gets its collective assess handed to it! There's a good reason why we still remember people like Boudica and Vercingetorix... My heroes [lol]
As a lover of maps (who doesn't, right?) there's more to come!
Good question. I actually know people who don't care for geography, who don't know much about maps etc. And if you watch quiz shows, you always wonder how someone cannot know that Aisa is not a country, that Hungary is in Europe etc.
I remember, as a child, spending many happy hours pouring over a world atlas - seeing where all of the places were. I also LOVE finding places with strange or funny names. Maps are *magical* things - for a whole host of reasons.
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Should be a lot in China, too. A lot of gold was flowing that way. Interesting that there's almost nothing in Ireland! The amount in India is really interesting, too. I saw a book on Rome, India, and China years ago but it was crazy expensive and I've forgotten the title over the years. Rome's rivalry with Persia wasn't just for landmass, but trade.
Trade with China did exist at the time - through intermediaries - so its entirely possible that Roman coins have been or will be found there. Ireland was never occupied by Rome and I can't imagine all that much trade - involving Rome - between England & Ireland at the time. I don't think Ireland was producing anything that England couldn't. Again, I think that any Roman coins showing up there were through intermediaries.
From what I've been reading recently, there was a LOT of trade along the Spice Road fuelled by the Roman desire for things like pepper, so Roman coins in India didn't surprise me overly much... Trade over VERY long distances was much more prevalent in the Ancient world than we normally give credit for. It wouldn't surprise me too much if Greek or Roman coins showed up in South America or Ancient Chinese coins showed up in North America. People moved around a LOT in the ancient world and coins probably even more so.
Interesting. There's a museum and park not far from us where the Romans were defeated, the most Northern point in Germany and thus probably in continental Europe. We've been. I will have a look whether there is something about coins found elsewhere.
https://www.kalkriese-varusschlacht.de/en/museum-park.html
The Germanic tribes certainly gave the Roman empire a *hard* time! Didn't Roman expansion essentially stop at the Elbe? I've read a little about their Northern campaigns (and defeats) but don't know too much detail.
It was long thought that they were stopped by Arminius the Cheruski in the Teutoburg Forest which is about a hundred kilometers further South to us. They constructed an enormous monument (Hermannsdenkmal, see below) that we all had to visit on school trips (not that we minded the free day, LOL)
Then they found lots of relics, I believe in the 1990s in the area where they placed the museum now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermannsdenkmal
@Marianne: There are several English-language novels about Arminus, Ben Kane's trilogy being the best.
@Stephen. Thanks, that's interesting. I just had a look. There seem to be four books now, a 0.5 called "The Shrine". Which one would you start with?
@ Marianne: School visits are always good - as you get a day out of school! That monument is rather impressive - as was the victory in the forest of course. As you no doubt know MUCH has been written about that pivotal battle. It *really* shook up the Romans!
*sigh* you know I love graphics like this. Look at those Romans. I also love that Ireland was like, "No thank you" lol
Definitely. Our area was the equivalent of "small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders". LOL
Always fun to see the Gaul's, Celts & other groups stand up against the Romans. Even better when the Empire gets its collective assess handed to it! There's a good reason why we still remember people like Boudica and Vercingetorix... My heroes [lol]
As a lover of maps (who doesn't, right?) there's more to come!
Good question. I actually know people who don't care for geography, who don't know much about maps etc. And if you watch quiz shows, you always wonder how someone cannot know that Aisa is not a country, that Hungary is in Europe etc.
I remember, as a child, spending many happy hours pouring over a world atlas - seeing where all of the places were. I also LOVE finding places with strange or funny names. Maps are *magical* things - for a whole host of reasons.
Yes to all of that!!!
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