Dromography

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.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref> Dromography is one of the auxiliary disciplines of research on world history.Template:Citation needed

The introduction of this neologism or its definition is attributed to T. Matthew Ciolek.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The term is considered a close cousin of "dromograph", which is a device used to record the circulation of blood.<ref name=":0" />

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.

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