Barbarikon

Barbarikon (Ancient Greek: Βαρβαρικόν) was the name of a sea port near the modern-day city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, important in the ancient era of the Indian subcontinent in Indian Ocean trade. The port is considered one of the premiere ports regarding the interaction between ancient India with the Middle East and Mediterranean world. It comes from the Greek word of the term (also in Latin, barbaricum), designating areas outside the civilization and/or the Roman Empire and the Greek world. Barbarikon is mentioned briefly in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea:

Barbarikon

Barbarikon (Ancient Greek: Βαρβαρικόν) was the name of a sea port near the modern-day city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, important in the ancient era of the Indian subcontinent in Indian Ocean trade. The port is considered one of the premiere ports regarding the interaction between ancient India with the Middle East and Mediterranean world. It comes from the Greek word of the term (also in Latin, barbaricum), designating areas outside the civilization and/or the Roman Empire and the Greek world. Barbarikon is mentioned briefly in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: