Research Catalog

Title

Periplus Maris Erythraei.

Publication

Speyer [Germany] : Kartoffeldruck-Verlag, 2021.

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Details

Additional Authors

Brodersen, Kai

Description

119 pages : map, facsimile; 19 cm.

Summary

• "Unter dem Namen des Arrianos ist ein wohl aus dem 1. Jh. n Chr. stammendes kleines griechisches Werk überliefert, das unter seinem latinisierten Titel "Periplus Maris Erythraei" bekannt ist. Es handelt vom antiken Seeweg von Ägypten nach Indien durch das Erythräische Meer, das an Ostafrika, die arabische Halbinsel, Iran und Westindien grenzt. Der texte beschreibt die Küsten und Handelsplätze jenes Meeres mitsamt ihrem Hinterland, nennt Eigenarten der jeweils vor Ort ansässigen Völkerschaften und gibt an, welche Waren gehandelt werden, von Wein aus Italien bis zu Gewürzen aus Indien und Seide aus China. Das Werk, das hier in einer zweisprachigen Ausgabe präsentiert wird, ist eine bedeutende historische Quelle für den Fernhandel im Römischen Reich und damit für die antike "Globalisierung"."--
• "With his current publication, Kai Brodersen, Professor of Ancient Culture at the University of Erfurt, presents a travel description of the ancient sea route to India. Probably from the 1st century AD, a small Greek work has come down to us, known by its Latinised title "Periplus Maris Erythraei". It deals with the ancient sea route from Egypt to India through the Erythraean Sea, which borders East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran and the West Indies. The anonymous author describes the coasts and trading places of that sea and their hinterland, names the peculiarities of the local peoples and indicates which luxury goods were traded, from wine from Italy to spices from India and silk from China. Prof. Dr. Kai Brodersen has now presented the work in a bilingual edition. This makes accessible an important historical source for long-distance trade in the Roman Empire and thus for ancient "globalisation"."--

Series Statement

Opuscula, 2750-3593 ; 3

Uniform Title

• Periplus Maris Erythraei.
• Periplus Maris Erythraei. English (Broderson)
• Opuscula (Speyer, Germany) ; 3.

Subject

• To 500
• Commerce > History > To 500
• Geography, Ancient
• Classical geography
• Trade routes > Rome > History
• Commerce
• Trade routes
• Rome > Commerce > History
• Red Sea > Commerce > History
• Indian Ocean > Commerce > History
• Indian Ocean Region > Commerce > History
• Rome > Commerce > Indian Ocean Region
• Indian Ocean Region > Commerce > Rome
• Indian Ocean
• Indian Ocean Region
• Red Sea
• Rome (Empire)

Genre/Form

• History.
• Travel writing.

Note

• "The Periplus Maris Erythraei (or 'Voyage around the Erythraean Sea') is an anonymous work from around the middle of the first century CE written by a Greek speaking Egyptian merchant. The first part of the work (sections 1-18) describes the maritime trade-routes following the north-south axis from Egypt down the coast of East Africa as far as modern day Tanzania. The remainder describes the routes of the East-West axis running from Egypt, around the Arabian Peninsula and past the Persian Gulf on to the west coast of India. From the vivid descriptions of the places mentioned it is generally held that the author himself traveled to nearly all the lands he describes. The final chapters describe the East Coast of India as far north as the mouth of the Ganges and include reports the author had heard of the uncharted lands beyond. The author's pattern is to describe the lengths and conditions of the routes, the key emporiums and anchorage points, the disposition of the locals, and the imports and exports of the region. Because the annual monsoon winds were the key factor in making the voyage to India the author will at times note the month (in both Greek and Egyptian) in which one should sail from Egypt."--The Silk Road, ©2004.
• "A periplus (Greek: , períplous, lit. "a sailing-around") is a logbook recording sailing itineraries and commercial, political, and ethnological details about the ports visited. In an era before maps were in general use, it functioned as a combination atlas and traveller's handbook. The Erythraean Sea (Greek: Ἐ αα, Erythrà Thálassa, lit. "the Red Sea") was an ancient geographical designation that always included the Gulf of Aden between Arabia Felix and the Horn of Africa and was often extended (as in this periplus) to include the present-day Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Indian Ocean as a single maritime area."--Wikipedia entry for Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (viewed February 2, 2023).

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-119).

Language (note)

• Ancient Greek text and German translation on facing pages; introductory matter in German.

Contents

Einführung. Ein Papyrus-Fund ; Fernhandel ; Periplus Maris Erythraei ; Handelswaren ; Weltbild ; Autor und Datierung ; Arrianos? ; Text ; Was wäre geschehen, wenn ... ? -- Periplus Maris Erythraei : griechisch/deutsch -- Beilagen. Muziris-Papyrus (SB XVIII 13167) ; Plinius d. Ä., Naturkunde 6, 101-106 ; Gebührentafel von Koptos (OGIS 674).

Call Number

JX 23-98775

ISBN

• 9783939526476
• 3939526479

LCCN

9783939526476

OCLC

1353174487

Title

Periplus Maris Erythraei.

Publisher

Speyer [Germany] : Kartoffeldruck-Verlag, 2021.

Edition

Zweisprachige Ausgabe / von Kai Brodersen.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Opuscula, 2750-3593 ; 3

Opuscula (Speyer, Germany) ; 3.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-119).

Language

Ancient Greek text and German translation on facing pages; introductory matter in German.

Chronological Term

To 500

Added Author

Brodersen, Kai, editor, translator.

Added Title

Container of (expression): Periplus Maris Erythraei.

Container of (expression): Periplus Maris Erythraei. English (Broderson)

Other Standard Identifier

9783939526476

Research Call Number

JX 23-98775