Book Description

The Commerce and Navigation of the Erythraean Sea is a classic work of ancient geography and maritime history. The book includes two important texts from the Hellenistic and Roman periods that detail the trade routes, commodities, and societies of the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Flavius Arrian's Periplus Maris Erythraei, written in the 1st century CE, provides a first-hand account of a Greek merchant's voyage to India, while Arrian's Account of the Voyage of Nearkhos describes the expedition of Alexander the Great's admiral to the Persian Gulf. This book is an invaluable resource for scholars of ancient history, geography, and commerce. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.