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2 - Skylax of Karyanda

from Part I - Archaic Period

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2024

D. Graham J. Shipley
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University of Leicester
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This chapter presents new, annotated translations of the principal testimonia and fragments of Skylax of Karyanda (late 6th century BC), arranged as fourteen extracts. Skylax, we are told by Herodotos, was recruited by King Darius of Persia to explore the Indus. The chapter introduction assesses recent studies that trace the echoes of his travel narrative in Philostratos’ Life of Apollonios (3rd century AD) and suggest that Skylax descended the Ganges to the east coast of India, perhaps voyaging as far as Taprobane (Sri Lanka). A specially drawn map indicates the area within which he most likely travelled.

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Geographers of the Ancient Greek World
Selected Texts in Translation
, pp. 120 - 126
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Skylax of Karyanda
  • D. Graham J. Shipley, University of Leicester
  • Book: Geographers of the Ancient Greek World
  • Online publication: 25 March 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009194211.007
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  • Skylax of Karyanda
  • D. Graham J. Shipley, University of Leicester
  • Book: Geographers of the Ancient Greek World
  • Online publication: 25 March 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009194211.007
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  • Skylax of Karyanda
  • D. Graham J. Shipley, University of Leicester
  • Book: Geographers of the Ancient Greek World
  • Online publication: 25 March 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009194211.007
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