Periplus of the Euxine Sea

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Periplus of the Euxine Sea is an ancient Greek navigational and geographical account of the Black Sea region traditionally attributed to the historian and military commander Arrian of Nicomedia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek work
geographical work
navigational text
periplus
alternativeName Periplus Ponti Euxini NERFINISHED
Periplus of the Black Sea NERFINISHED
attributedAuthor Arrian NERFINISHED
author Arrian of Nicomedia NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
describes coasts of the Black Sea
distances between coastal points
ethnographic information about Black Sea peoples
geographical features of the Black Sea region
ports of the Black Sea
sailing routes from the Bosporus around the Black Sea
focusesOn coastal sailing directions
geography
navigation
genre periplus
hasTranslation English
Latin
modern European languages
historicalPeriodDescribed Roman rule around the Black Sea
language Ancient Greek
mainSubject Black Sea NERFINISHED
Euxine Sea NERFINISHED
mentions cities around the Black Sea
harbours around the Black Sea
originalLanguage Ancient Greek
partOf corpus of Arrian's works
placeOfOrigin Roman Empire NERFINISHED
preservedIn medieval manuscripts
relatedTo Black Sea trade routes
Roman provincial administration around the Black Sea
relatedWork Anabasis of Alexander NERFINISHED
Indica NERFINISHED
subjectOf classical philology studies
historical geography research
textual criticism
timePeriod 2nd century
Roman Imperial period NERFINISHED
title Periplus of the Euxine Sea NERFINISHED
traditionallyAttributedTo Arrian of Nicomedia NERFINISHED
usedAs source for ancient geography of the Black Sea
source for ancient navigation practices
writtenIn 2nd century CE

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Arrian of Nicomedia notableWork Periplus of the Euxine Sea