The Arabs and their near neighbours considered the Seven Seas (Arabic: البحار السبعة) to be the seas that they encountered in their voyages to The East. They were trading routes in ancient times and since the time of See more

The term in modern usage originated from Greece, where the seven seas were considered as:
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The Persians used the term "the Seven Seas" to refer to the streams forming the Oxus River. See more

After the discovery of the Americas during the Age of Discovery, the "seven seas" were reckoned by some as:
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In British Colonial times the Clipper Ship Tea Route from China to England was the longest trade route in the world. It took sailors through seven seas near the Dutch East Indies: the Banda Sea, the Celebes Sea, the Flores Sea, the Java Sea, the South China Sea See more

The meaning of septem maria (Latin) in Ancient Rome is different than the phrase "seven seas" in the modern era. The navigable network in … See more

The Babylonian Talmud mentions seven seas and four rivers that surround the land of Israel. In Tractate Bava Batra, fol. 74b, it reads:
When R. Dimi came … See more