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Armenia and the Silk Road: Merchants, Monasteries, and Cultural Exchange
In this episode of The Story of Armenia, Lucas and Luna explore the pivotal role of the Armenian Highlands as a crossroads of the ancient Silk Road. They discuss how Armenian merchants, monasteries, and kingdoms facilitated trade between East and West, exchanging goods like silk, spices, and lapis lazuli, as well as ideas—including Christianity, art, and technology. The conversation covers the impact of the Silk Road on Armenian cities like Dvin and Ani, the emergence of the Armenian merchant community in New Julfa under the Safavids, and the lasting cultural legacy of this exchange, from…
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