Consider the following statements :
- 1. Periplus is a Greek word meaning sailing around.
- 2. Erythraean was the Greek name for the Mediterranean Sea.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-2 – 2016
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Erythraean Sea (Erythra Thalassa in Greek) refers to the body of water encompassing the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, and potentially extending into the Indian Ocean, according to classical geographers like the author of the “Periplus of the Erythraean Sea”. The Mediterranean Sea was known by other names in Greek and Roman antiquity, such as simply “the sea” (ἡ θάλασσα) or, by Romans, “Mare Nostrum” (Our Sea).