Constantinople Trade Routes Map

A map trade routes in the ottoman empire, pp. With the addition of the silk road, i was wondering why constantinople, which was essentially the new york, hong kong and london all rolled into one of medieval europe/western asia until about 1204, is being left out of all trade routes? For one, the crimea node doesn't make much sense to include georgia and trebizond, especially with the caucasus mountains.

This route (or routes) allowed various traders along the way to. Generally speaking, constantinople was not a likely place for vikings to travel to. Its importance lay in the fact that it was the link between and the east.

Although, the silk trade was the silk roads primary purpose, many other goods found their way to constantinople from ivory to exotic animals.

So in my recent games playing around persia and the crimean region, it's come to my attention that the current node routing to constantinople is heavily flawed. Into account elementary geographical facts to be learnt from any map. For one, the crimea node doesn't make much sense to include georgia and trebizond, especially with the caucasus mountains. The vikings in russia the terms rus and varangian rus trade routes to the east the journey of ibn fadlan to the volga the risala of ibn fadlan.