Indo-Roman Trade - Rise and Demise - Masters Thesis

   INDO-ROMAN TRADE: RISE AND DEMISE  by Parisa Atighimoghadam September 1 st , 2012 A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University at Buffalo, State University of New York in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Department of Art History   All rights reservedINFORMATION TO ALL USERSThe quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted.In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscriptand there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion.Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected againstunauthorized copying under Title 17, United States CodeProQuest LLC.789 East Eisenhower ParkwayP.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, MI 48106 - 1346UMI 1519897Published by ProQuest LLC (2012). Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author.UMI Number: 1519897  ii  Acknowledgements I would like to thank my advisors, Professor Vance Watrous and Professor Stephen Dyson, for their help and guidance throughout this project and the rest of my graduate work at UB. In addition, I would like to thank the Visual Studies Departments’ Administrator, Peggy Moffitt, who led me through the minefield of academic paperwork and bureaucracy with incredible grace and agility. Moreover, I must thank my wonderfully patient husband, Morteza Asgarzadeh, for his love and support through this  journey. Finally I would like to thank my father and mother for their constant support and encouragement through my education life.  iii Table of Contents  Acknowledgments ii   Abstract iv  Introduction- Indo-Roman Trade: Rise and Demise 1-5 Section I- Indo-Roman trade network: Significant ports 6-14 Section II- Chronology of Decline 15-22 Section III- Reasons for Decline 23-29  Conclusions 30-32  Images 33-36  Bibliography 37-39