The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
- Date of account
- Probably 1st century CE
- Location
- Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and western Indian Ocean
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is a Greek navigational and commercial text describing ports, commodities, political authorities, sailing conditions, and routes linking the Red Sea, East Africa, Arabia, and India. It is central for comparing ancient maritime knowledge, monsoon sailing, port administration, and long-distance exchange. The work survives in manuscript transmission and is not a ship log with independently verified observations at every stop. Dating, authorship, place-name identification, and the precision of its nautical information require philological and archaeological comparison.
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