A summary of Classical sources, largely Pliny and Ptolemy, on the Seres, the Greek and Roman name of China, gives the following account: The region of the Seres is a vast and populous country, touching on the east the Ocean and the limits of the habitable world, and extending west nearly to Imaus and the confines of Bactria.
Sebuah ringkasan dari sumber-sumber Klasik, sebagian besar Pliny dan Ptolemy, di Seres, nama Cina bagi Yunani dan Romawi adalah sebagai berikut berikut: The region of the Seres is a vast and populous country, touching on the east the Ocean and the limits of the habitable world, and extending west nearly to Imaus and the confines of Bactria.