caspianseathendisvered
piresofasiaenjoyedtherery,ployedthefirstbookofhisentsontheastsoftheocean18
inthosetistheirpilotsaysoexpressself,theirpassvoyagesinthetothathepreference
thelittleknotheavouredthenationsengagedintheenoostignorant
theegyptiansapeopleannersnicationeanyforeigntradetheyenjoyedafruitfulsoilandgreatplentytheiruntryes;itpossessedeverythinghinitself
solittlejealousreans,thesyriansandthejeoneloyedinthisnavigationthetyrians,hoseseas19
josephus20saysthatthisnation,beingentirelyeloyedinagritheyreerce
itrceofluxury;noecessarytoallthenationsoftheworld
beforealexander,thepeopleborderingontheredseatradedonlyinthissea,andinthatofafrientafritheindies22
besides,thisnavigationadeontheeasteastofafrieisanvincingproofthattheydidnotsailtoaverydistantshore
iaotignorantthatthefleetsofsolonandjehoshaphatretuedonlyeverythreeyears;butidonotseethatthetitakenupinthevoyageisanyproofofthegreatnessofthedistance
plinyandstraboinforsthatthejunksofindiaandtheredseaingavoyageanvesselplishinseven23inthisproportion,avoyageofoneyear,debythefleetsofgreee,edbythoseofsolonttheirvoyageinatiproportionatetotheirsesneent,anydaysforanotherchange
thesloans,ybeexplainedbyodenavigationtheindianvessels,e,hiron
ayparetheseindianvesselstothoseatpresentdeuseofinportsoflittledepthof;edtosinkdeepintotheeuofthehelthepro,andnsequentlydrabutallvariationfrohepointoppositetotheedvesselsarelongerinperfogvoyages
1theyloseeee,isay,ustthathavebeeninthenavigationoftheancients
ians,ifaufoulpestthatallvesselakealargeonerollthereonebodysurpassesanotherinsize,thereitssurfaceisrelativelysllparedaketheustbefourhundred;andthatofavesselfourhundredtonsoferwohundred
