2 5 ▁AD ) ▁when ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Ax um ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁a ▁military ▁expedition ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁Jewish ▁king ▁D hu ▁N uw as ▁in ▁Y emen , ▁who ▁had ▁recently ▁been ▁per sec uting ▁Christians . ▁On ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Ax um ite ▁king ▁and ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁this ▁campaign , ▁he ▁recorded ▁now - van ished ▁ins cri ptions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Monument um ▁Ad ul itan um ▁( which ▁he ▁mistaken ly ▁attributed ▁to ▁P to le my ▁III ▁E uer get es ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Chron ology ▁of ▁European ▁expl oration ▁of ▁Asia ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Kenneth ▁Will is ▁Clark ▁collection ▁of ▁Greek ▁Man us cript s : ▁Cos mas ▁Ind ic ople ust es , ▁Top ograph ia . ▁ ▁Cos mas ▁Ind ic ople ust es , ▁ed . ▁J . W . ▁McC r ind le ▁( 1 8 9 7 ). ▁The ▁Christian ▁Top ography ▁of ▁Cos mas ▁Ind ic ople ust es . ▁H ak lu yt ▁Society . ▁( Re iss ued ▁by ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁) ▁ ▁Cos mas ▁Ind ic ople ust es , ▁Eric ▁Otto ▁W inst ed t ▁( 1 9 0 9 ). ▁The ▁Christian ▁Top ography ▁of ▁Cos mas ▁Ind ic ople ust es . ▁The ▁University ▁Press ▁ ▁Jeff rey ▁Bur ton ▁Russell ▁( 1 9 9 7 ). ▁In vent ing ▁the ▁Fl at ▁Earth . ▁Pra eg er ▁Press ▁