Dec 31, 2009

Salem on History | Scylax of Caryanda Voyages the Indian Ocean

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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.

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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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Salem on History | Scylax of Caryanda Voyages the Indian Ocean

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