The Silk Road was an extraordinary channel for the transmission of culture and discovery, a journey encompassing the marvels of nature and the fabulous cities that were to become part and parcel of our legendary vision of the East, with places like Samarcand and Baghdad, teeming with merchants, warriors and monks led by powerful lords and religious leaders.  These lectures aim to flesh out the visual richness of the exhibition with tales, anecdotes and explanations from some of the leading scholars, writers, journalists, scientists, travellers and experts on the subject, who will be illustrating scientific discoveries, exploring daily life and retelling the stories of the remarkable individuals and nations who peopled the route, probing the relevance of the first experiment in globalisation in history to the complexity of our contemporary culture and economy.

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Palazzo delle Esposizioni - Sala Cinema

Admission via steps in via Milano 9a, Rome

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