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Yemen and its Red Seaside according to the ‘Periplus of the Red Sea’
Through the excerpts of the ‘Periplus of the Red Sea’, we realize that Yemen’s interaction with the Axumite kingdom on the Eastern coast of Africa was due to common understanding of the mutual need for the best exploitation of the Red Sea’s geophysical and meteorological traits.
Yemen and the Bab el Mandeb straits according to the ‘Periplus of the Red Sea’
The current realities at the strategic area of the Bab al Mandeb straits at the southern end of the Red Sea can be better assessed through the study of the 20-century old text 'Periplus of the Red Sea'. History proved that instead of separating, the Bab al Mandeb Straits bring people around the two coasts close to each other.
Hadhramawt - 'Frankincense-bearing Country,' and Yemen's Oceanside in the 'Periplus of the Red Sea'
Through this article, we 'visit' the ancient Yemenite state of Hadhramawt, which is called by the author of the 'Periplus of the Red Sea' in a purely narrative but most attractive way, the Frankincense-bearing Country (in Greek: ‘e Libanotoforos Khora’).
Socotra – Dioskouridou Island as multi-cultural society, according to the Periplus of the Red Sea
Completing his earlier narratives about Yemen, the Alexandrian Egyptian author of the Periplus of the Red Sea refers to the Socotra - Dioscouridou island, and mentions details about an advanced multicultural society that had been formed thanks to the East - West maritime trade.