Erythraean Sea. Ancient name of water between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula". Erythrean Sea" redirects here. For the ancient name of the Red Sea, see Red Sea. Ἐρυθρὰ Θάλασσα. An eighteenth century map showing the Erythraean Sea off the Horn of Africa. Drawn by James Rennell (1799) Ἐρυθρὰ Θάλασσα. Location Northwestern Indian Ocean. Coordinates 12°0′N 55°0′E 12°0′N Type Sea.
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- The Erythraean Sea was a former maritime designation that always included the Gulf of Aden, and at times other seas between Arabia Felix and the Horn of Africa.
- 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...
- Columbia. /reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/erythraean-sea. ... Erythraean Sea. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
- Directly below this place is the adjoining country of Arabia, in its length bordering a great distance on the Erythraean Sea.
- Erythraean Sea ĕrĭthrēˈən [key], name of unclear origin anciently applied to the Indian Ocean, later to the Arabian Gulf, and finally to the Red Sea.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (Latin: Periplus Maris Erythraei) is an astonishing record of trade in the ancient world.
- The history of the travel of the manuscript of Periplus of the Erythraean Sea includes the Thirty Years War, corrupt editions and Napoleon.
