Del Mediterráneo al Índicolos estrechos del mar Rojo
- Encarnación Castro-páez (ed. lit.)
- Gonzalo Cruz Andreotti (ed. lit.)
Publisher: Editorial Universidad de Alcalá ; Editorial Universidad de Alcalá ; Editorial Universidad de Sevilla ; Universidad de Sevilla
ISBN: 978-84-18254-29-1, 978-84-472-3075-4
Year of publication: 2020
Pages: 285-304
Type: Book Chapter
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Abstract
The aim of this paper is to show the strategic importance of the two straits of the Red Sea (the Suez and Bab el-Mandeb areas) during classical antiquity. In this way, the existence of a channel connecting the Mediterranean with the Red Sea is reviewed, as well as the interest shown by some classical authors to describe the geography and anthropology of the Bab el-Mandeb area and the connection with the Indian Ocean. Likewise, the repercussions of the commercial flow with India and the presence of a Roman fleet in the region are seen.