‘Industrial espionage’ of Justinian I (527-565)
‘Industrial espionage’ of Justinian I (527-565)
Author(s): Katarzyna MAKSYMIUKSubject(s): History, Archaeology, Diplomatic history, Economic history, Military history, Ancient World
Published by: Instytut Historii UwS
Keywords: the Silk Road; Byzantium; China; Iran; Khosrow; Justinian; Procopius; espionage
Summary/Abstract: Economic espionage especially with regard to luxury goods has been known since Antiquity. A key event in economic history of late Antiquity is smuggling of the silk worms, described by the Byzantine historian Procopius of Caesarea in his eighth book of the Wars.
Journal: Historia i Świat
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 445-453
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English