How silkworm eggs brought silk production to Byzantium

Silkworm eggs brought silk production west

According to the Byzantine historian Procopius, Byzantine agents obtained silkworm eggs from China and brought them to the Mediterranean. The eggs enabled silk production in Europe, rather than leaving the empire dependent on imported Chinese silk.

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Islamic rituals draw on more than the Quran

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How silkworm eggs brought silk production to Byzantium

Silkworm eggs brought silk production west

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