- Erythraean Sea Ἐρυθρὰ Θάλασσα. An eighteenth century map showing the Erythraean Sea off the Horn of Africa. Drawn by James Rennell (1799).
- Red Sea, ancient Sinus Arabicus or Erythraean Sea [1], narrow sea, c.170,000 sq mi (440,300 sq km), c.1,450 mi (2,330 km) long and up to 225 mi (362 km)...
- Periplus is a Greek word. It means sailing around or sea voyage. Periplus of the Erythraean Sea throws light on sea trade of early India.
- At times the name frequently extended beyond the Gulf of Aden—as in the famous 1st-century <i>Periplus of the Erythraean Sea</i>—to include the...
- his deeds, that even down to our own time they have called that sea, infinite in extent, Erythraean Sea".[5]. But more probably and anciently a reference the the...
- ...a much later copy in the British Museum, the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea was written in a mixture of classical and common Greek sometime between 40-55 CE.
- The name ‘Red Sea’ is a direct translation of its Greek name – Erythra Thalassa. The Europeans also once referred to it as the Erythraean Sea.
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- What is the erythraean Sea called today?
- What is the meaning of erythraean?
- 1. Of the designated ports on the Erythraean Sea, and the market-towns around it, the first is the Egyptian port of Mussel Harbor [=Myos Hormos].
- Erythraean Sea was the term applied by Greek and Roman geographers to the Indian Ocean, including its adjuncts, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
