Trade routes are the arteries through which civilizations co... - Fernand Braudel

This quote is attributed to Fernand Braudel.

"Trade routes are the arteries through which civilizations communicate and transform."

Fernand Braudel History

Historian French 1902–1985

More from Fernand Braudel

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"Geography is destiny."

"Civilizations are mortal like men."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."