Since this city of palms was on a major trade route connecting Rome to Mesopotamia and the East, through it passed the commercial riches of the ancient world ​ — spices from the East Indies, silk from China, and other goods from Persia, Lower Mesopotamia, and Mediterranean lands.
Kuna see palmide linn jäi tähtsa kaubatee äärde, mis ühendas Roomat Mesopotaamia ja Idamaadega, käisid sellest läbi muistse maailma kaubandusrikkused — Ida - India vürtsid, Hiina siid ning teised Pärsia, Alam - Mesopotaamia ja Vahemeremaade kaubad.