Trade routes have been the lifeblood of civilizations for thousands of years, connecting cultures, economies, and people across continents. This video offers a detailed map-based summary of the ...

An 8-foot-long wooden map of Indonesia spans a wall just beyond the entrance of Indo Spice on West Passyunk Avenue. It showcases just how vast the country is: It’s the world’s fourth-most ...

In his new narrative history of Iberian rivalry over the coveted spice trade, Roger Crowley emphasises both the “absurdity of this attempt to neatly divide up the world” and how it took these ...

T he spice trade was once the world's biggest industry and made merchants rich across the globe. The insatiable appetite for ...

History Fall’s favorite spice blend has a violent history By . Maham Javaid . Maham Javaid . The Washington Post • October 6, 2023 Excerpt of the 1753 ‘Map of Ceram, ...

The report, titled “Fall’s favorite spice blend has a violent history,” examined the Dutch’s 1621 invasion of the Banda Islands, located in modern-day Indonesia.