Elaea (Aethiopia)

Elaea (Aethiopia)

Elaea or Elaia ( _el. Ελαία) is an ancient harbor town on the African coast of the Red Sea or the Gulf of Aden. The harbor is mentioned by Strabo (xvi. 8).

References

* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Strabo/16D*.html Strabo xvi. 8]
* Smith, William (editor); "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography", [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064;layout=;query=id%3D%2312506;loc=stratoniceia-geo "Stratonis Insula"] , London, (1854)


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