Spices and perfumes – driving forces of humans
Spices and perfumes – driving forces of humans
Spices and perfumes – driving forces of humans
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<strong>Spices</strong><strong>–</strong> one <strong>of</strong> the secret <strong>driving</strong> <strong>forces</strong> <strong>of</strong> history<br />
Pliny complained that Romans spent too much gold on spices. Modern people<br />
use 1 kg spice per year. Geopolitical events like the Mongol expansion into<br />
China & Arabia interrupted the old trade routes <strong>and</strong> started a rediscovery <strong>of</strong> the<br />
world by the European powers. See routes to India, China, Japan, America,<br />
Australia <strong>and</strong> Antarctica,<br />
408 the Visigoths under<br />
Alaric I for the first time in<br />
almost 800 years laid<br />
siege to Rome. The<br />
Senate negotiated a deal<br />
5,000 pounds <strong>of</strong> gold,<br />
30,000 pounds <strong>of</strong> silver,<br />
& 100 sacs <strong>of</strong> pepper
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