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Menouthias (Ancient Greek: Μενουθιάς) is an ancient trading town most commonly identified with either Pemba Island, Mafia Island or Zanzibar in Tanzania or East Africa, that existed from at least 50 B.C. Along with Rhapta and Azania, the settlement is mentioned in early Greek writings, such as the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, which describes Rhapta as "the last marketplace of Azania", two days' travel south of the Menouthias islands.

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  • Menouthias (Ancient Greek: Μενουθιάς) is an ancient trading town most commonly identified with either Pemba Island, Mafia Island or Zanzibar in Tanzania or East Africa, that existed from at least 50 B.C. Along with Rhapta and Azania, the settlement is mentioned in early Greek writings, such as the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, which describes Rhapta as "the last marketplace of Azania", two days' travel south of the Menouthias islands. (en)
  • L'île Menouthias (grec ancien : Μενουθιάς) est une île mentionnée dans le Périple de la mer Érythrée. On l'identifie souvent à l'île de Pemba, à l'île de Mafia ou à Zanzibar en Tanzanie ou en Afrique de l'Est. Avec Rhapta et Azania, l'île est mentionnée dans le Périple, paragraphes 15 et 16, qui décrit Rhapta comme « le dernier marché d'Azania », à deux jours de voyage au sud de l'île Menouthias. (fr)
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  • Menouthias (Ancient Greek: Μενουθιάς) is an ancient trading town most commonly identified with either Pemba Island, Mafia Island or Zanzibar in Tanzania or East Africa, that existed from at least 50 B.C. Along with Rhapta and Azania, the settlement is mentioned in early Greek writings, such as the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, which describes Rhapta as "the last marketplace of Azania", two days' travel south of the Menouthias islands. (en)
  • L'île Menouthias (grec ancien : Μενουθιάς) est une île mentionnée dans le Périple de la mer Érythrée. On l'identifie souvent à l'île de Pemba, à l'île de Mafia ou à Zanzibar en Tanzanie ou en Afrique de l'Est. Avec Rhapta et Azania, l'île est mentionnée dans le Périple, paragraphes 15 et 16, qui décrit Rhapta comme « le dernier marché d'Azania », à deux jours de voyage au sud de l'île Menouthias. (fr)
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  • Menouthias (fr)
  • Menouthias (en)
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