# Roman amber expedition reaches the Baltic (60)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/60-roman-amber-expedition-reaches-the-baltic
Location: Baltic coast

Pliny the Elder records that under Emperor Nero a Roman knight travelled north from Carnuntum to the Baltic coast and returned with a huge quantity of amber. Within the broader Roman & Migration Period period: Beyond the Roman frontier, the Przeworsk and Wielbark cultures traded amber and iron with the Empire before the great migrations of the fourth and fifth centuries emptied much of the land. At this point in the timeline (60), the governing authority was Peoples of the Roman and Migration periods (No single ruler). Groups associated with the Przeworsk and Wielbark cultures, including peoples identified with the Vandals, Lugii and Goths, traded with the Roman Empire before much of the region was depopulated during the Migration Period. Roman amber expedition reaches the Baltic mattered because economic change affected the wealth, society and power of the Polish lands. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Roman amber expedition reaches the Baltic mattered because economic change affected the wealth, society and power of the Polish lands.

Ruler at the time: [Peoples of the Roman and Migration periods](https://poland-history.com/rulers/peoples-of-the-roman-and-migration-periods)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Amber Road](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Road)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Roman amber expedition reaches the Baltic](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Roman+amber+expedition+reaches+the+Baltic)
- [Wikipedia — Przeworsk culture (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Przeworsk_culture)