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Indian Ocean Trade in the First Millennium c.e.: Taking the Romans out of Indo-Roman?

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Abstract

The study of the Western Indian Ocean in the first millennium is a dynamic and exciting field, in which scholarship, especially from within the Indian Ocean region itself, is expanding rapidly. It is experiencing a period of major, but not necessarily disruptive, change, to its core questions, terminology and periodisation. This article offers an overview of the study of Roman trade with the Western Indian Ocean (sometimes termed ‘Indo-Roman studies’) from the early 2000s to the present. It examines key developments in the field, including the changing scope of analysis in terms of period, region and evidence; the impact in the field of an increasingly global focus and efforts to decolonise a subject historically deeply rooted in colonial processes; and specifically the effort to provincialise or decentre Rome in historical narratives. It then suggests directions in which the field appears to be developing and makes tentative suggestions for future work.

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Indo-RomanIndian Oceanhistoriographyglobal historydecolonisationSilk Roads
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The Journal of Roman Studies , Volume 114 , November 2024 , pp. 145 - 169
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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The research that underpins this article was made possible by a Wolfson Fellowship, administered by the British Academy, and held between 2020 and 2024, for which the author expresses great gratitude. It was conducted while a staff member at Birkbeck, University of London, then at the University of Leeds, and thanks are due to colleagues at both institutions. My thanks go to Jonathan Jarrett for valuable discussion at all stages of writing and research and for reading and commenting on the complete draft. I am also extremely grateful to Myles Lavan and Neville Morley, as review editors for JRS, for their encouragement and comments on the text, and to the anonymous reviewers who offered constructive and thoughtful suggestions. Above all, this article reflects many years of friendship, support and generosity extended to me by the field of Indian Ocean studies. All suggestions presented here for its future development and reflections on its present situation, as well as all errors, are my own and emerge from a deep respect for my colleagues across disciplines, nations and generations. It is dedicated in affectionate memory to Roberta Tomber, who modelled for me and so many others quiet leadership, performed with grace, humility, good humour, a warm welcome and unyielding rigour.

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