Pseudo-Skylax's periplous : the circumnavigation of the inhabited world : text, translation and commentary / Graham Shipley

Author: Shipley, Graham
Published: Exeter, England : Bristol Phoenix Press, 2011.
Physical Description: xii, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Additional Creators: Scylax, of Caryanda, active 6th century B.C.

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Summary

The Periplous--often attributed to Skylax of Karyanda but in fact written by an unknown author during the fourth century BC--describes the coasts of the Mediterranean and Black Seas as known by the ancient Greeks in great detail, noting towns, rivers, harbors, and mountains. This is the first full edition of the Periplous to be published since 1855, and the first complete English translation.

Subject(s)

Scylax, of Caryanda, active 6th century B.C. Periplus
Black Sea Coast—Early works to 1800
Mediterranean Region—Early works to 1800

ISBN

1904675832
9781904675839
9781904675822

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [222]-235) and index.

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