Seleucid–Mauryan settlement highlights Indian Ocean demandJan 1, 303 BCELabels: Seleucid Empire, Mauryan EmpireBritannicaWikipedia
Ptolemy II founds Berenike as Red Sea portJan 1, 275 BCELabels: Ptolemy II, BerenikeBerenike FoundWikipedia
Ptolemaic elephant-hunting stations expand Red Sea activityJan 1, 250 BCELabels: Ptolemaic stations, elephant huntsStrabo via WikiBevan UChicago
Myos Hormos develops as another Ptolemaic Red Sea harborJan 1, 250 BCELabels: Myos Hormos, Ptolemaic portsWikipediaBevan UChicago
African war elephants shape Ptolemaic military planningJun 22, 217 BCELabels: Battle of, Ptolemaic armyWikipediaBritannica
Seleucid victory at Panium weakens Ptolemaic leverageJul 1, 200 BCELabels: Battle of, Seleucid victoryWikipediaBritannica
Agatharchides documents Red Sea regions and commerceJan 1, 145 BCELabels: Agatharchides, Erythraean SeaCambridge CorevLex Mosshammer
Eudoxus of Cyzicus attempts open-sea route to IndiaJan 1, 118 BCELabels: Eudoxus of, Ptolemy VIIIWikipediaWikipedia
Monsoon-wind knowledge becomes associated with HippalusJan 1, 100 BCELabels: Hippalus, monsoon windsWikipediaWikipedia
Ptolemaic rule ends; Egypt becomes Roman provinceAug 30, 30 BCELabels: Roman Egypt, Cleopatra VIIBritannicaBritannica
Legacy recorded in later Red Sea–Indian Ocean trade handbookJan 1, 45Labels: Periplus, Red SeaWorld History EncWikipedia