7 sentences with 'routes'
Example sentences and phrases with the word routes and other words derived from it.
• « Each empire fought with its rivals at times, but also worked with them to protect trade routes. »
• « They re-established trade routes and initiated a new phase of Middle Eastern politics that eventually gave rise to the greatest empires the world had ever seen. »
• « As noted above, the kingdom itself was quite wealthy, thanks to its good position on the trade routes and the existence of gold mines, but Solomon's continual fiscal and labour demands were such that in time resentment developed among the Hebrews. »
• « These Greeks re-established long-distance trade routes, especially with the Phoenicians, the great traders and merchants of the Iron Age. »
• « Rome was at the intersection of trade routes, thanks in part to its proximity to a natural ford (a shallow part of a river that can be crossed on foot) on the River Tiber, which gave rise to a thriving commercial and mercantile sector that provided the wealth for early expansion. »
• « Importantly, the Parthians managed to gain control of the main Silk Road trade routes, even receiving the first formal diplomatic contact with China in the West in the process, and thus had a solid economic basis for their military and political control of the region. »
• « The long-distance trade routes that had become so important under Parthian rule continued to expand in scope and volume of trade, as did craftsmanship and manufacturing in Sassanid territory. »