Near the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital commercial chokepoints, lies an ancient trade route that powered civilisation 4,000 years ago: the Persian Gulf - where goods and ideas flowed between the great cities of Mesopotamia, Arabia and beyond to the far flung cities of the Indus Valley and the Indian subcontinent.In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Steffen Laursen and Dr Lloyd Weeks to uncover the story of this Bronze Age superhighway. How did this narrow sea connect such distant civilisations? What kinds of goods travelled its waters, and who controlled these vital routes? From the thriving Bahraini port of Dilmun to the wider networks beyond the Gulf, discover how this region became a crossroads of trade, culture and power, and why it still matters so much today.MOREEa Nasir and the World's Oldest Letters:<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ancients/id1520403988?i=1000738350099" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6a5mDAW5O22fM8sE9tkrUB?si=s47ePjKEStKiGH99gOB1nw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify </a>The Romans and India:<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ancients/id1520403988?i=1000668187744" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0RSacQ0ngYW2YjrE2UMeVF?si=zviaM1KtQ3WJRaP_u-DjDg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify </a>Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Aidan Lonergan. The producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music courtesy of Epidemic SoundsThe Ancients is a History Hit podcast.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a>.&nbsp;

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