The Erythraean Sea (Greek: Ερυθρά Θάλασσα) is an ancient name for the
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Periplus of the Erythraean Sea — Names, routes and locations of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea or Periplus of the Red Sea (Greek: Περίπλους τὴς Ἐρυθράς Θαλάσσης, Latin: Periplus Maris Erythraei) is a Gre … Wikipedia
erythraean — I. |erə|thrēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Erythrae, ancient city of Asia Minor (from Greek Erythrai) + English an : of or relating to Erythrae, an ancient Ionian city of Asia Minor that claimed to have been the residence of… … Useful english dictionary
Arabian Sea — This article is about the Arabian Sea (Bahr al Arab). For the river in Sudan, see Bahr al Arab. Arabian Sea Coordinates … Wikipedia
Red Sea — The Red Sea is a salt water inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden. In the north are the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf … Wikipedia
Arabian Sea — the NW arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia. * * * Northwestern part of the Indian Ocean, lying between India and the Arabian Peninsula. It has an area of about 1,491,000 sq miles (3,862,000 sq km) and an average depth of 8,970 feet… … Universalium
Agatharchides — (Ἀγαθαρχίδης or Agatharchus Ἀγάθαρχος) of Cnidus, was a Greek historian and geographer (flourished 2nd century BC).LifeHe is believed to have been born at Cnidus; this leading to his appellation. As Stanley M. Burstein notes, the evidence for… … Wikipedia
Minnagara — was an ancient port located in what is now the modern city of Karachi, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Minnagara was a city of the Indo Scythian kingdom, located on the Indus river in modern Pakistan, north of the coastal city of Barbaricum,… … Wikipedia
Muziris — Muccirippattanam … Wikipedia
Ptolemais Theron — (translated, Ptolemais of the Hunts ) was a marketplace on the African side of the Red Sea. According to Strabo (16.4.7), Ptolemais was founded as a base to support hunting elephants by a certain Eumedes, who had been sent there by Ptolemy… … Wikipedia
Kamboja-Dvaravati Route — was the name of an ancient high road running from the port of Dvaraka in Anarta (Gujarat) in western India to Kamboja Mahajanapada located in parts of north east Afghanistan and southern Tajikstan. It was the second most important ancient caravan … Wikipedia
