Scylax of Caryanda

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This Source

Scylax of Caryanda was an ancient Greek explorer from Caria. He lived during the 6th century BC.

In about 515 BC Scylax was sent by the Persian king Darius I of Persia to explore the course of the Indus River. Scylax and his companions sailed down the river to the east and the rising of the sun, till they reached the sea, whence they sailed westward through the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea, performing the whole voyage and returning in thirty months.

Scylax is mentioned by Strabo as an "ancient writer". The Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax which dates from the 3rd century BC is a compilation which seems to have been named in his honour.

See Herodotus 4.44

See also

• List of explorers

External links

• Livius, Scylax of Caryanda by Jona Lendering
• Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia © 2001-2006 Wikipedia contributors (Disclaimer)
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Last updated on Tuesday March 04, 2008 at 16:36:06 PST (GMT -0800)
View this article at Wikipedia.org - Edit this article at Wikipedia.org - Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation