Hello, Bryan
I just read Evan's link to Malinowski's article, Origin of the Name Seres, and found it informative. I could not find any passage within his paper referring to moving "giant mammals along the land route and nothing else." Malinowski talks about a sea route and equates the "Seres" with the southwestern Indian dynasty of Chera, and he makes a good point. Where did you get your information about anyone trading elephants, and elephants only, along the land route?
I just read Evan's link to Malinowski's article, Origin of the Name Seres, and found it informative. I could not find any passage within his paper referring to moving "giant mammals along the land route and nothing else." Malinowski talks about a sea route and equates the "Seres" with the southwestern Indian dynasty of Chera, and he makes a good point. Where did you get your information about anyone trading elephants, and elephants only, along the land route?
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
