Dromography Explained

Dromography (Gr. δρόμος, dromos "way, street, route, corridor" + γράφω, grapho "I write") is the comparative study of organisation, history, geography and logistics of local, regional and global trade routes, and other movement, transportation and communication networks.^[1] Dromography is one of the auxiliary disciplines of research on world history.

The introduction of this neologism or its definition is attributed to T. Matthew Ciolek.^{[2] [3]} The term is considered a close cousin of "dromograph", which is a device used to record the circulation of blood.

See also

• Caravanserai
• Cargo
• History of transport
• Navigation

Further reading

• Creveld van, Martin, 1977. Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Engels, Donald W. 1978. Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army. Berkeley: University of California Press.
• Roth, Jonathan P. 1999. Logistics of the Roman Army at War (264 B.C. - A.D. 235). Leiden/Boston/Köln: Brill.

External links

• Ciolek, T. Matthew. 1999–present. Old World Trade Routes (OWTRAD) Project. Canberra: www.ciolek.com - Asia Pacific Research Online.

Notes and References

1. Book: Clossey, Luke. Salvation and Globalization in the Early Jesuit Missions. Cambridge University Press. 2008. 978-0-521-88744-1. Cambridge, UK. 10.
2. Book: Riemer, Heiko. Desert road archaeology in ancient Egypt and beyond. Heinrich-Barth-Institut. 2013. 978-3-927688-41-4. Cologne. 34.
3. Book: Waldheim, Charles. The Landscape Urbanism Reader. Princeton Architectural Press. 2006. 978-1-56898-439-1. New York. 262.