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    What is the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea?

    Question #104689. Asked by author. (Apr 13 09 9:26 PM)


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    		The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (Periplus Maris Erythraei) is a Greek periplus, describing navigation and trading opportunities from Roman Egyptian ports like Berenice along the coast of the Red Sea, and others along Northeast Africa and India. The text has been ascribed to different dates between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, but a mid-1st century date is now the most commonly accepted. Although the author is unknown, it is clearly a firsthand description by someone familiar with the area and is nearly unique in providing accurate insights into what the ancient world knew about the lands around the Indian Ocean.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periplus_of_the_Erythraean_Sea

    Apr 13 09, 9:31 PM

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