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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

smuggling of silkworm eggs into the Byzantine Empire · Alexandria

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smuggling of silkworm eggs into the Byzantine Empire

Also known as

Bizans İmparatorluğu'na yapılan ipek böceği yumurtası kaçakçılığı
contrabanda cu ouă de mătase în Imperiul Bizantin
Contrabando de ovos de bicho-da-seda para o Império Bizantino
introduction d'œufs de ver à soie dans l'Empire byzantin
Introduzione delle uova di baco da seta nell'Impero bizantino
kontrabando de silkraŭpoj el Ĉinio en Bizancan Imperion

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