In the sixth century, during the reign of Emperor Justinian, monks reportedly introduced silkworm eggs to the Byzantine Empire.
The Byzantine historian Procopius described how the monks brought the eggs from the East, hatched them, and fed the silkworms mulberry leaves.
Their journey became a remarkable episode in the history of Byzantine silk production and trade.
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