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

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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 ed...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shipley, Graham
Other Authors: Scylax, of Caryanda, active 6th century B.C
Format: Book
Language:Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Published: Exeter, England : Bristol Phoenix Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Scylax, > of Caryanda, > active 6th century B.C. > Periplus.
Black Sea Coast > Early works to 1800.
Mediterranean Region > Early works to 1800.
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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.
Physical Description:xii, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [222]-235) and index.
ISBN:1904675832 (pbk.)
9781904675839 (pbk.)
9781904675822 (hardback)
1904675824 (hardback)