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p;island, being as it is, in a central position, is much frequented by ships from all parts of India and from Persia and Ethiopia, and it likewise sends out many of its own. And from the remotest countries, I mean Tzinista and other trading places, it received silk, aloes, cloves, sandalwood and other products, and these again are passed on to marts on this side, such as Male (the Malabar littoral), where pepper grows, and to Calliana (Kalyâna near Bombay) which exports copper and sesame-logs, and cloth for making dresses, for it also is a great place of business. And to Sindu (Diu-Sind of the mouth of the Indus) ,……and to Persia and the Homerite country, and to Adulê. And the island receives imports from all these marts which we have mentioned and passes them onto the remoter ports, while, at the same time, exporting its own produce in both directions.”[4]
It is all agreed that, Tzinitza and Tzinista, with their common stem “Tzini”, as “Sinae” in previous Greek-Roman authors, refer to one and same country, viz., China. As to their origins, however, various o上一页 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] ... 下一页 >> |
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