Periplus of the Euxine Sea

Arrian, Periplus
Greek colonies of the Euxine Sea from 8th to 3rd century BCE.
The Roman province of Cappadocia on the shore of the Euxine Sea, which Arrian was governor of.

The Periplus of the Euxine Sea (Ancient Greek: Περίπλους τοῦ Εὐξείνου Πόντου, Períplous toû Euxeínou Póntou, modern Greek transliteration Períplous tou Efxínou Pódou, Latin: Periplus Ponti Euxini) is a periplus or guidebook detailing the destinations visitors encounter when traveling about the shore of the Black Sea. It was written by Arrian of Nicomedia from AD 130–131.[1]

  1. ^ "Arrianus". The New International Encyclopædia. Vol. II. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company. 1902. p. 44.