{"id":60124,"date":"2020-12-13T02:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T07:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=60124"},"modified":"2020-12-12T09:36:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T14:36:17","slug":"how-the-romans-stole-silk-production-secrets-from-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/12\/13\/how-the-romans-stole-silk-production-secrets-from-china\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Romans Stole Silk Production Secrets from China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KZpIBfBr4UI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Kings and Generals<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 31 Jan 2019<\/p>\n<p>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wix.com\/KingsAndGenerals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.wix.com\/KingsAndGenerals<\/a> to get started on your website today!<br \/>\nCheck out our new website at <a href=\"http:\/\/kingsandgenerals.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/kingsandgenerals.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Silk production was one of the biggest secrets of China and one of the most lucrative industries of the age. So it is not a surprise that the Roman emperor Justinian was eager to learn this secret. In this video we will discuss the start of the silk production, its importance and the story of how Justinian managed one of the first industrial thefts in history<\/p>\n<p>Support us on Patreon: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/KingsandGenerals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/KingsandGenerals<\/a> or Paypal: <a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.me\/kingsandgenerals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/paypal.me\/kingsandgenerals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out our Merch Store: teespring.com\/stores\/kingsandgenerals<\/p>\n<p>We are grateful to our patrons and youtube members, who made this video possible: https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1Xa-&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The video was made by our friend Cogito<\/p>\n<p>This video was narrated by Officially Devin (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/OfficiallyDevin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Official&#8230;<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u2714 Merch store \u25ba teespring.com\/stores\/kingsandgenerals<br \/>\n\u2714 Podcast \u25ba Google Play: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2QDF7y0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2QDF7y0<\/a> iTunes: <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/2QTuMNG\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/apple.co\/2QTuMNG<\/a><br \/>\n\u2714 Twitter \u25ba <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingsGenerals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingsGenerals<\/a><br \/>\n\u2714 Instagram \u25ba <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Kings_Generals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Kings_Generals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epidemicsound.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.epidemicsound.com<\/a><br \/>\n#Documentary #Justinian #Silk<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-13-How-the-Romans-Stole-Silk-Production-Secrets-from-China.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-13-How-the-Romans-Stole-Silk-Production-Secrets-from-China-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-62005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-13-How-the-Romans-Stole-Silk-Production-Secrets-from-China-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-13-How-the-Romans-Stole-Silk-Production-Secrets-from-China-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-13-How-the-Romans-Stole-Silk-Production-Secrets-from-China-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-13-How-the-Romans-Stole-Silk-Production-Secrets-from-China.png 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kings and Generals Published 31 Jan 2019 Go to https:\/\/www.wix.com\/KingsAndGenerals to get started on your website today! 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