Directory
References
Discover
Liu Chih
emperor of Han dynasty
Learn about this topic in these articles:
embassy from Marcus Aurelius
- In European exploration: The exploration of the coastlines of the Indian Ocean and the China Sea
…Marcus Aurelius to the emperor Huan-ti, bearing goods that Huan-ti gratefully received as “tribute.” Ptolemy, however, did not know of these voyages: he swept his peninsula of Colmorgo (Malay) southwestward to join the eastward trend of his coast of Africa, thus creating a closed Indian Ocean. He presumably did not…
Read More