Serica
Serica was one of the easternmost countries of Asia known to the Ancient Greek and Roman geographers. It is generally taken as referring to North China during its Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties, as it was reached via the overland Silk Road in contrast to the Sinae, who were reached via the maritime routes. A similar distinction was later observed during the Middle Ages between "Cathay" (north) and "Mangi" or "China" (south). The people of Serica were the Seres, whose name was also used for their region. Access to Serica was eased following the Han conquest of the Tarim Basin (modern Xinjiang) but largely blocked when the Parthian Empire fell to the Sassanids. Yule summarized the classical geographers:
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Serica was one of the easternmost countries of Asia known to the Ancient Greek and Roman geographers. It is generally taken as referring to North China during its Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties, as it was reached via the overland Silk Road in contrast to the Sinae, who were reached via the maritime routes. A similar distinction was later observed during the Middle Ages between "Cathay" (north) and "Mangi" or "China" (south). The people of Serica were the Seres, whose name was also used for their region. Access to Serica was eased following the Han conquest of the Tarim Basin (modern Xinjiang) but largely blocked when the Parthian Empire fell to the Sassanids. Yule summarized the classical geographers:
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I Seri sono un'antica popolazi ...... nte di provenienza della seta.
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Les Sères (ou Seres) étaient l ...... euple protomongol des Khitans.
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Los seres fueron un pueblo ant ...... por ser el origen de la seda.
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Seres (Gr. Σῆρες, Lat. Sērēs) ...... ende plaats aan de zijderoute.
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Seres (griech. Σῆρες, lat. Sēr ...... chen Teil des heutigen Chinas.
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Serica was one of the easternm ...... Yuezhi, Saka, and Tocharians.
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赛里斯(拉丁文:Sinae、Serica、Seres,希腊文 ...... 卖丝绸的中间商,譬如在丝绸之路上被希腊人或罗马人遇到的丝商。
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Left image: Woven silk textile ...... ern Han period, 2nd century BC
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I Seri sono un'antica popolazi ...... nte di provenienza della seta.
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Les Sères (ou Seres) étaient l ...... euple protomongol des Khitans.
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Los seres fueron un pueblo ant ...... por ser el origen de la seda.
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Seres (Gr. Σῆρες, Lat. Sērēs) ...... l tweehonderd jaar oud worden.
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Seres (griech. Σῆρες, lat. Sēr ...... chen Teil des heutigen Chinas.
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Serica was one of the easternm ...... zed the classical geographers:
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赛里斯(拉丁文:Sinae、Serica、Seres,希腊文 ...... 卖丝绸的中间商,譬如在丝绸之路上被希腊人或罗马人遇到的丝商。
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Seres (historisch land)
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Seres
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Seres
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Seri
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Serica
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Sères
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赛里斯
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