Amber Road: Route Map and History
Trade route bringing Baltic amber south to the Roman Empire, running from the Baltic coast through central Europe to Aquileia on the Adriatic.
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Key facts
| Active | 100 BC – AD 400 (approximate) |
| Length shown on the map | about 1,100 km |
| Main stops | 6 |
Stops along the Amber Road
| Stop | Ruled by in 100 BC | Ruled by in AD 100 | Ruled by in AD 300 | Ruled by in AD 400 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltic coast (Gdańsk) | Pomeranian culture | Pomeranian culture | Unclaimed / no data | Unclaimed / no data |
| 2 | Calisia (Kalisz) | Bell-shaped burials culture | Bell-shaped burials culture | Unclaimed / no data | Unclaimed / no data |
| 3 | Carnuntum | Unclaimed / no data | Bohemia (Marcomanni) | Rome (Galerius) | Western Roman Empire |
| 4 | Savaria | Unclaimed / no data | Roman Empire | Rome (Galerius) | Western Roman Empire |
| 5 | Emona (Ljubljana) | Unclaimed / no data | Roman Empire | Rome (Maximian) | Western Roman Empire |
| 6 | Aquileia | Roman Republic | Roman Empire | Rome (Maximian) | Western Roman Empire |
The route is drawn schematically through its main stops; real caravans and ships used many variants. The state columns come from the border maps closest to each year.
Other trade routes
- Silk Road · 130 BC–1450
- Maritime Silk Road · 100 BC–1500
- Incense Route · 500 BC–AD 200
- Persian Royal Road · 500 BC–330 BC
- Route from the Varangians to the Greeks · AD 800–1100
- Trans-Saharan Route (western) · AD 300–1600
- Trans-Saharan Route (central) · AD 600–1900
- Hanseatic trade route · 1250–1600
- Cape Route to India · 1498–1869
- Atlantic triangular trade · 1520–1867