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Ancient
Sarapion
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Location Somalia
City-state existed: 2nd century

Sarapion ( Ancient Greek: Σαράπιον, also spelled Serapion) was an ancient port city located in the Horn of Africa.

History

It was situated on a site that later became Mogadishu. Sarapion was briefly mentioned in Ptolemy's Geographia as one of the harbours a trader would encounter after sailing southernly on the Indian Ocean, passing along the way by the Market of Spices ( Damo) and the emporium of Opone. The town is believed by modern scholars to have been positioned in the vicinity of Mogadishu and Warsheikh in present-day south-central Somalia. [1] [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ An introduction to Somali history from 5000 years B.C. down to the present time By Mohamed Jama p. 19
  2. ^ Boats of the World: From the Stone Age to Medieval Times By Seán McGrail p. 52