The Deadliest Trade Route Ever | Silk Road

The Silk Road is one of humanity’s greatest enterprises. For thousands of years across the vastness of Eurasia, a trade route linking east and west has deeply influenced history. Silk Road trade has helped to build and break empires, has fed revolutions and has profoundly affected civilisations. Episode One: War explores how the Silk Road influenced conflict, from cavalry warfare to gunpowder.

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