Ambra Imperia

During the 1st-3rd centuries AD the Roman Empire ensured that fossilized amber was once again prized and fashionable as it was once during the bronze age. Amber was imported, as before, from the Baltic Sea via the rivers of Germania. But unlike the bronze age, the tribes in the region were no longer trading only the raw material but the actual finished pieces of art, which were sold at a much higher price. Back in Rome, amber was not only used in fine jewelry but was also used to decorate public spaces like amphitheaters and even gladiators' clothes and weapons. This newly established trade route stretched from the Baltic Sea to Aquileia on the Adriatic coast and is known today as the Amber Road. The Romans in return supplied the tribes with gold and silver coins, glass and possibly exotics spices and woods from far reaches of the world. Olfactory Group: Amber Woody