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Synopsis :

In the first millennium BC the Arabs, Phoenicians, Israelites and Indians were engaged in the Spice trade through the sea and land routes. The sea route in the Red Sea was from Bab-el-Mandeb to Berenike and from there by land to the Nile and then by boats to Alexandria. The land trade was in deserts of Western Arabia using camels. The Indonesians meanwhile were trading in spices (mainly Cinnamon and Cassia) with East Africa using Catamaran boats and sailing with the help of the Westerlies in the Indian Ocean. Discover the journey of how spices impacted civilizations and changed the world in this thirteen part series.