Opone
| Ancient Opone | |
 | |
| Location | Hafun, Somalia |
| City-state existed: | 1st millennium BC–500 AD |
Opone (
Hafun peninsula in modern-day Northeast Somalia.[2] It is possible that it corresponds to the Land of Punt as known by the ancient Egyptians during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdom.[3][4][5]
History and trade
Pottery found in Oponean
Greek merchant in the 1st century AD Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
. The town is featured in the ancient document's thirteenth entry, which in part states:
And then, after sailing four hundred
tortoiseshell, better than that found elsewhere.
Opone served as a port of call for merchants from
Mochan trading center of Azania to the Red Sea. Merchants from as far afield as Indonesia and Malaysia passed through the city, exchanging spices, silks, and other goods, before departing south for Azania or north to Yemen or Egypt on the trade routes that spanned the length of the Indian Ocean's rim. As early as 50 AD, it was well known as a center for the cinnamon trade, along with the barter of cloves and other spices, ivory, exotic animal skins and incense
.
Archaeological remains
harbour
.
See also
References
- ^ Periplus of Erythraean Sea
- ^ The Indian Ocean in antiquity By Julian Reade pg 449
- ^ "Punt". Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ISBN 9781108069304.
- ISBN 9780520247246.
opone punt.
- ^ An Archaeological Reconnaissance of the Horn: The British-Somali Expedition 1975, Neville Chittick pg 133
- ISBN 978-0-631-23583-5. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Steam Workshop::Gedemo Opone City-State". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.