Sentences with 'caravan'
Example sentences and phrases with the word caravan and other words derived from it.
• « In 751, Arab forces even defeated a Chinese army in Central Asia outside the caravan city of Samarkand (they fought against an army of the Tang dynasty, which had been expanding along the Silk Road). »
• « After their success in taking Jerusalem, the knightly orders became very powerful and very rich. Not only did they seize the spoils, but they became caravan guards and ultimately moneylenders (the Templars became bankers after abandoning the Holy Land when Jerusalem was lost in 1187). »