For centuries, the Silk Road was the backbone of trade between East and West, an intricate network of roads that crossed relentless deserts and icy mountains to connect China with the Mediterranean. For decades, historians and archaeologists have discussed the causes of its decline, which occurred approximately from the sixteenth century. [...]
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For centuries, the Silk Road was the backbone of trade between East and West, an intricate network of roads that crossed relentless deserts and icy mountains to connect China with the Mediterranean. For decades, historians and archaeologists have discussed the causes of its decline, which occurred approximately from the sixteenth century. [...]