Question: The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea was written in the:
A) 1 century AD
B) 2 century BC
C) 5 century AD
D) 3 century AD
Answer: A) 1 century AD
The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is an eyewitness account of ancient travel to Africa and India via the Red Sea written by an unknown Greek-speaking Egyptian author in the 1st century CE.
Muziris, located in present-day Kerala, India, was a key port mentioned in the Periplus. It was famous for exporting spices, pearls, ivory, and textiles to the Roman Empire.
The writer of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea credited Hippalus with discovering the direct route from the Red Sea to Tamilakam over the Indian Ocean.
Hippalus, a Greek navigator, is also credited with discovering the monsoon wind in AD 45-47.
