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The Fall of Rome signaled the end of the Silk Road and its trade.

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The Fall of Rome signaled the end of the Silk Road. Trading no longer happened through that route afterwards.

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Justinian's plan was successful. It resulted in the Byzantine Silk industry.

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Soon after this, the Byzantine emperor Justinian (527- 565 CE), became tired of paying the prices of the Chinese demanded for silk, sent two emissaries, disguised as monks, to China to steal the silk worms, and bring them back to him.

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Chinese Silk was worked as things like Immoral dresses for woman, and effeminate attire for men.

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The spread of the bubonic plague of 542 CE rushed over people, killing many.

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Chinese Silk was incredibly popular along the west, including Rome.

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Unfortunately, everything good didn't come with the Silk Road. They also faced many problems. For example, disease was spread across the Silk Road.

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The silk remained popular until the Fall of Rome.

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Many different merchandises traveled along the Silk Road, but the name comes from the popularity of Chinese Silk.

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The Silk Road, or Silk Route, was an ancient network of trade routes that were for centuries central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent.

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The Chinese Silk was able to be traded with Xiongnu for articles worth several pieces of gold.

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Goods such as silk and ceramics were traded West to the expanding Roman Empire.

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The Silk Road, pictured below, ran through China, India, Asia, throughout Mesopotamia, to Egypt, Africa, Greece, Rome and Britain.

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Trade ran East and West along the expanding trade routes that would become what was later known as the Silk Road.