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The Amber Road was an ancient trade route connecting the Baltic Sea coast to the Mediterranean, primarily transporting amber from northern Europe to the civilizations of Greece, Rome, and Egypt.
## Key Facts
- Period: ~3000 BCE – Roman era
- Period: ~3000 BCE – Roman era @t[=000 BCE]
- Key good: Baltic amber (fossilized tree resin)
- Northern terminus: Baltic coast (modern Poland, Lithuania)
- Southern terminus: Adriatic (Aquileia), Greece, Egypt
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- Connected to Mediterranean trade networks at the Adriatic [^1]
## Significance
- Baltic amber found in Mycenaean shaft graves (~1600 BCE) and Egyptian tombs
- Baltic amber found in Mycenaean shaft graves (~1600 BCE) and Egyptian tombs @t[~1600 BCE]
- Romans valued amber highly; Nero sent an expedition to the Baltic
- Facilitated cultural exchange between northern and southern Europe [^2]