In the mid-6th century CE, two Persian monks (or disguised as monks), ...
wikipedia - 28 Sep 2022In the mid-6th century CE, two Persian monks (or disguised as monks), with the support of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, acquired and smuggled silkworm eggs into the Byzantine Empire, which led to the establishment of an indigenous Byzantine silk industry. This acquisition of silk worms from China allowed the Byzantines to have a silk monopoly in Europe.[1]
