The periplus of the erythraean sea research papers academia. The only guidance to date or authorship must be found in the periplus itself. Travel and trade in the indian ocean by a merchant of the first century. Travel and trade in the indian ocean schoff, wilfred harvey on. It is the first record of organized trading with the nations of the east, in vessels built and commanded by subjects. Names, routes and locations of the periplus of the erythraean sea. D vincent reasons from plinys account of the accidental journey of a freedman of annius plocamus who had farmed from the treasury the revenues arising from the red sea. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. The periplus of the erythraean sea or periplus of the red sea, is a grecoroman periplus, written in greek, describing navigation and trading opportunities from roman egyptian ports like berenice along the coast of the red sea, and others along northeast africa and the sindh and south western india. Download pdf the periplus of the erythraean sea free.
Periplus of the erythraean sea university of washington. The periplus of the erythraean sea or red sea was written by a greek of the hellenisticromanized alexandrian in the first century ce. It was the capital of the satavahana dynasty, which ruled from the second century bce to the second century ce. The text has been ascribed to different dates between the 1st and 3rd centuries ad, but a mid1st century date is now the. The text has been ascribed to different dates between the 1st and 3rd centuries ce, but a. The periplus of the erythraean sea is a roman period guide to trade and navigation in the indian ocean.
Periplus of the erythraean sea, berbera to daresalaam the present video offers readers the possibility to read part of the ancient greek text of the periplus of the red or erythrean sea, and its. Periplus of the erythraean sea, berbera to daresalaam the present video offers readers the possibility to read part of the ancient greek text of the periplus of the red or erythrean sea, and its modern greek translation, as published in the modern greek edition of the text, by prof. Map showing the erythraean sea off the horn of africa. The periplus of the erythraean sea or voyages to the red.
Click on document the periplus of the erythraean sea by an unknown author. This is an extract from the 1st century periplus of the erythraean sea a navigation and trade guide for sea merchants, and an invaluable insight into the roman empires knowledge of both ancient. Coinage and the periplus of the erythraean sea join the american numismatic society and. Travel and trade in the indian ocean by a merchant of the first century schoff, wilfred h. Anybody else can use under the work under the ccbysa4 or gfdl licence terms english periplous erythraen sea a map based on the periplous of the erythraen sea work, 1st century c. The periplus of scymnus of chios is dated to around 110 bce.
To those sailing down from that place, on the right hand, after eighteen hundred stadia, there is berenice. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. The south west monsoon was key for the voyage from the west to india. The periplus of the erythraean sea 1912 edition open library. The periplus maris erythraei princeton university press. Periplus of the erythraean sea wikipedia, the free. The periplus of the erythraean sea, ancient history sourcebook.
Erythraean definition is of or relating to the sea that in ancient geography comprised the arabian sea, the red sea, and the persian gulf. Erythraean definition of erythraean by merriamwebster. Periplus of the erythraean sea wikisource, the free. The periplus maris erythraei, circumnavigation of the red sea, is the single most important. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The periplus of the erythraean sea ptolemy on ancient geography of india. Megalommatis the present video offers readers the possibility to read the ancient greek text of the. Red sea was a maritime designation of ancient greek geography that always included the gulf of aden between arabia felix and the horn of africa and was frequently extendedas in the famous 1stcentury periplus of the erythraean sea to include the presentday red sea, persian gulf, and indian ocean as a. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them.
This is an extract from the 1st century periplus of the erythraean sea a navigation and trade guide for sea merchants, and an invaluable insight into the roman empires knowledge of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the periplus maris erythraei. Text with introduction, translation, and commentary ebook written by lionel casson. The periplus of the erythraean sea is one of those human documents, like the journals of marco polo and columbus and vespucci, which express not only individual enterprise, but the awakening of a whole race towards new fields of geographical discovery and commercial achievement. Periplus of the erythraean sea, berbera to daresalaam. The periplus of the erythraean sea internet archive. Ancient map 17th century depicting the locations of the periplus of the erythraean sea. Book from the archaeological survey of india central archaeological library, new delhi. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The american numismatic society presents a lecture with dr. The swahili coast of east africa the periplus of the erythraean sea or voyages to the red sea, written circa 45 ce or ad there are imported into these markets the lances made at muza especially for this trade, and hatchets and daggers and awls, and various kinds of glass. With some extracts from agatharkhides on the erythraean sea hakluyt society, second series book 151.
It may be possible to find a handful of readerunfriendly translated references to that effect, but theyre so unimportant that its an wp. The periplus of the erythraean sea 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 periplus maris erythraei, circumnavigation of the red sea, is the single most important source of information for ancient romes maritime trade in these waters i. The periplus of the erythraean sea is a short work of uncertain date and unknown authorship, written in very difficult greek. The periplus of the erythraean sea, by an unknown author. Megalommatis the present video offers readers the possibility to read the ancient greek text of the periplus of the red or erythrean sea, and its. The roman empire and the indian ocean romanempireandtheindianoceanepubp10061 the. Click download or read online button to the periplus of the erythraean sea book pdf for free now. The periplus of the erythraean sea or periplus of the red sea. Ships would leave egypt in july in order to catch the wind bringing them safely into india in september. This volume contains a translation, with commentary of the periplus erythraei maris, by an unknown writer of the first christian century, and of the second part of the indika of arrian. Periplus of the erythraean seaintroduction wikisource. Paithan is located 56 kilometres 35 mi south of presentday aurangabad on the godavari river.
It provides a shoreline itinerary of the red erythraean sea, starting at the port of berenice. Text with introduction, translation, and commentary. Periplus of the erythraean seaindex wikisource, the. Periplus of the erythraean sea free definitions by babylon. It is concerned with the coasts of the red sea and indian ocean and may be described as a combined trade directory and admiralty handbook, giving sailing.
It is concerned with the coasts of the red sea and indian ocean and may be described as a combined trade directory and admiralty handbook, giving sailing directions and information about navigational hazards, harbours, imports and exports. The periplus of the erythraean sea, also known by its latin name as the periplus maris erythraei, is a grecoroman periplus written in koine greek that describes navigation and trading opportunities. I agree to multilicense my contributions, unless otherwise stated, under the gfdl and the creative commons attribution sharealike license version 1. Of the designated ports on the erythraean sea, and the markettowns around it, the first is the egyptian port of mussel harbor. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Multilicensed with all versions of the creative commons attribution sharealike license. Download the periplus of the erythraean sea ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Media in category periplus of the erythraean sea the following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. Justly famous for offering a contemporary and descriptive account of early indian ocean.
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