Dromography
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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.[1] Dromography is one of the auxiliary disciplines of research on world history.[citation needed]
The introduction of this neologism or its definition is attributed to T. Matthew Ciolek.[2][3] The term is considered a close cousin of "dromograph", which is a device used to record the circulation of blood.[1]
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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.
