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The Amber Road: Europe's First Luxury Trade Route
Long before the Silk Road linked East and West, a different network carried a glowing golden substance from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean. In this episode of Trade Routes, Lucas and Luna trace the Amber Road—the ancient highways that moved fossilized tree resin from the shores of the Baltic to the workshops of Rome and beyond. They begin with the prehistoric roots of amber trade, the amber-rich Samland coast, and the mysterious 'sunstone' of classical texts. They follow the route along the Vistula River, through the Moravian Gate, and down to Aquileia, where Roman craftsmen…
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