Export of Books from Greece to the Euxine Coast (399 BCE)

In his Anabasis 7.5.14, Greek historian Xenophon reported that books (papyrus rolls) formed part of the cargo of ships wrecked off Salmydessus on the north coast of Thrace -- evidence that books were exported from Athens (?) to the Euxine coast by this date, reflective of an international book trade.

Reynolds & Wilson, Scribes and Scholars 3rd ed. (1991) 244.