Periplus maris Erythraei

Japanese: エリュトラ海案内記 - エリュトラかいあんないき(英語表記)Periplus maris Erythraei
Periplus maris Erythraei
A book that describes the maritime trade between the Roman Empire and the Eastern world. The author is thought to have been a Greek merchant or sailor living in Egypt. There are many different theories about the date of the book's creation, including 40-70 AD, 70-80 AD, and 95-130 AD. In the strict sense, the Erythraean Sea refers to the Red Sea, but in this book it is used in a broader sense to include the Arabian Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean, and the Bay of Bengal, and the book contains detailed articles about the locations of port cities along the coasts of these oceans and the goods traded there.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
ローマ帝国と東方世界との海上貿易の事情を記した書物。著者はエジプトに住むギリシア人商人あるいはギリシア人船乗りとみられる。本書の成立年代については,紀元40‐70年,70‐80年,95‐130年など異説が多い。エリュトラ海とは狭義には紅海を意味するが,本書ではアラビア海,ペルシア湾,インド洋,ベンガル湾なども含む広い意味に使われ,これら海洋に面する沿岸各地の港市の位置や,そこで取引される商品に関する詳細な記事が載せられている。

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