Trade routes in ancient Greece and Rome were walked by people with beasts of burden. Today we have airplanes, ships, railroads, and trucks that can go much faster.
rivers
Rome was not after trade routes, the Punic Wars were a struggle for dominance of the Western Mediterranean.
It is 32 routes or 30 routes, not including Rome and Kaffa because the route lines barely touch them on the textbook. if they barley touch does'n it count to 32
yes
the silk road
Their trade was about trading stuff.
Trade routes and trade transport was vital for importing products the Romans needed such as grains from Egypt and Sicily. And exporting Roman products such as weapons, pottery, and precious metals to their provinces as needed. Traveling whether by land or ship needed to be safe from pirates and bandits. Revenue from Rome's provinces need a safe way to get to Rome and other important places within the empire. Commercial trade helped enrich the ancient Rome and the more it safely flourished, the better life was for the ancient Romans at all social levels.
the silk road
Rome and India
no
Trade routes, axum was the center of ancient trade. Until Islams rose to power in the seventh century. The Islams changed the trade routes.