The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location
Ceylon
Also known as Serendib, Taprobana, Sri Lanka
- island
The large Indian Ocean island ancient writers called Taprobane, later Serendib and Ceylon. Pearls, spices, and monsoon harbors place it at the far end of Rome's eastern trade.
- Type
- island
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 175
- Books
- 1
History
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
The large Indian Ocean island ancient writers called Taprobane, later Serendib and Ceylon. Pearls, spices, and monsoon harbors place it at the far end of Rome's eastern trade.
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