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Voyage of the Erythraean Sea by محمود بخيت is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document summarizes the key ports and trade routes along the coast of East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula according to the 1st century CE text "The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea." It describes the ports from Egypt south to the "Cape of Spices," noting their distances from each other, important imports and exports, and conditions. Tribes living along the coast and hazards to shipping are also mentioned. The author provides valuable geographical and economic information about trade in the Indian Ocean
- Author
- محمود بخيت
- Language
- EN