ABSTRACT
Throughout this book, it has repeatedly been found that the proactive economic policies which have been put forward by many historians of the spice trade cannot be substantiated, and that the Romans seem to have adopted a laissez-faire attitude to the eastern commerce. In addition, many of the ideas which have held sway about the nature of the trade have been found to be false. While many of these notions have already been rejected, some of them still make regular appearances when the eastern trade is being discussed.
