Scylax of Caryanda Voyages the Indian Ocean
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Economics, Discovery, Exploration, Social Science, Geography
- Subcategories: Ships, Naval History
- Curriculum: Asian History, Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Pakistan
- Date: 520-518
Article abstract: Scylax of Caryanda’s voyage expanded communication among India, the Near East, and Greece. His account marked the beginning of the genres of geography and ethnography and was one of the first Greek works written in prose rather than poetry.
Summary of Event
The Historiai Herodotou (c. 424 b.c.e.; The History, 1709) of the Greek historian Herodotus is the main source for the story of a fabulous expedition down the Indus River undertaken by Scylax of Caryanda. According to Herodotus, the Persian king Darius the Great was...
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