This is one of my favourite stories about ancient trade, told by a charismatic curator of the British Museum: https://youtu.be/bQIBf7eeXG8 https://youtu.be/bQIB

This is one of my favourite stories about ancient trade, told by a charismatic curator of the British Museum: https://youtu.be/bQIBf7eeXG8 https://youtu.be/bQIBf7eeXG8 Not only was there long-distance trade in ancient times, there were import and export taxes you had to pay. Naturally, this led to smugglers as well, which is what the video is about.