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and the northern Red Sea. The route had been used by previous states, but traffic volume increased under the Romans. From Indian ports, goods from China were introduced to the Roman world. Contact between Rome and China depended on the Red Sea, but the route was broken by the Aksumite Empire around the 3rd century CE.From antiquity until the 20th century, the Red Sea was also a trade route

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