We promised you more about the Silk Road this month and we’ll deliver it. But first, a word about horses.

Because really, the whole thing is about horses and the problems China had with their and how everyone else’s horses were better. But especially the Heavenly Horses. So in this episode we discuss why horses are responsible for the whole mess.

The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction by James A. Millward: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BBCQROE

The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes: The Ancient World Economy & the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia & Han China by Raoul McLaughlin: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MA3TAQ5

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