Who Wrote Periplus Book?

William H Schoff wrote the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.

Who is the author of the book Periplus of the Erythraean Sea?

Schoff, The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean by a Merchant of the First Century (New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1912).

What is the meaning of Periplus and erythraean?

The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is an eyewitness account of ancient travel to Africa and India via the Red Sea written by an unknown Greek-speaking Egyptian author in the 1st century CE.

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