"This river [the Indus] has seven mouths, very shallow and marshy, so that they are not navigable, except the one in the middle; at which by the shore, is the market-town, Barbaricum. Before it there lies a small island, and inland behind it is the metropolis of Scythia, Minnagara; it is subject to Parthian princes who are constantly driving each other out."
"The ships lie at anchor at Barbaricum, but all their cargoes are carried up to the metropolis by the river, to the King. There are imported into this market a great deal of thin clothing, and a little spurious; figured linens, topaz, coral, storax, frankincense, vessels of glass, silver and gold plate, and a little wine. On the other hand there are exported costus, bdellium, lycium, nard, turquoise, lapis lazuli, Seric skins, cotton cloth, silk yarn, and indigo. And sailors set out thither with the Indian Etesian winds, about the, month of July, that is Epiphi: it is more dangerous then, but through these winds the voyage is more direct, and sooner completed."
Its principal function beyond supplying its immediate hinterland was as a transshipment port for supplies of Persian turquoise and Afghan lapis lazuli, to be carried overland to Egypt.[2]
^Rawlinson, H. G. (2001). Intercourse Between India and the Western World: From the Earliest Times of the Fall of Rome. Asian Educational Services. ISBN9788120615496.
^Wendrich, W. Z.; R. S. Tomber; S. E. Sidebotham; J. A. Harrell; R. T. J. Cappers; R.S. Bagnall (2003). "Berenike Crossroads: The Integration of Information". Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. 46 (1): 59–60. doi:10.1163/156852003763504339.
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barbarikon, ancient, greek, Βαρβαρικόν, name, port, near, modern, city, karachi, sindh, pakistan, important, ancient, indian, subcontinent, indian, ocean, trade, port, considered, premiere, ports, regarding, interaction, between, ancient, india, with, middle, . Barbarikon Ancient Greek Barbarikon was the name of a sea port near the modern day city of Karachi Sindh Pakistan important in the ancient era of the Indian subcontinent in Indian Ocean trade The port is considered one of the premiere ports regarding the interaction between ancient India with the Middle East and Mediterranean world 1 It comes from the Greek word of the term also in Latin barbaricum designating areas outside the Greco Roman world It may have been a translation from Sumerian word Meluhha for the sindh from which the Sanskrit word for barbarian Mleccha derives Barbarikon as mentioned in Periplus of the Erythraean SeaBarbarikon is mentioned briefly in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea This river the Indus has seven mouths very shallow and marshy so that they are not navigable except the one in the middle at which by the shore is the market town Barbaricum Before it there lies a small island and inland behind it is the metropolis of Scythia Minnagara it is subject to Parthian princes who are constantly driving each other out The ships lie at anchor at Barbaricum but all their cargoes are carried up to the metropolis by the river to the King There are imported into this market a great deal of thin clothing and a little spurious figured linens topaz coral storax frankincense vessels of glass silver and gold plate and a little wine On the other hand there are exported costus bdellium lycium nard turquoise lapis lazuli Seric skins cotton cloth silk yarn and indigo And sailors set out thither with the Indian Etesian winds about the month of July that is Epiphi it is more dangerous then but through these winds the voyage is more direct and sooner completed Its principal function beyond supplying its immediate hinterland was as a transshipment port for supplies of Persian turquoise and Afghan lapis lazuli to be carried overland to Egypt 2 See also editPeriplus of the Erythraean Sea Regio Patalis BanbhoreReferences edit Rawlinson H G 2001 Intercourse Between India and the Western World From the Earliest Times of the Fall of Rome Asian Educational Services ISBN 9788120615496 Wendrich W Z R S Tomber S E Sidebotham J A Harrell R T J Cappers R S Bagnall 2003 Berenike Crossroads The Integration of Information Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 46 1 59 60 doi 10 1163 156852003763504339 External links editPeriplus of the Erythraean Sea Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbarikon amp oldid 1169620056, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
