Seres

Virgil supposed the Seres to card their silk from leaves, -- _Velleraque ut foliis depectunt tentuia Seres_.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson William Stevenson 1784

And this people is called Seres of a certame towne in the same countrey.

The iournal of frier William de Rubruquis a French man of the order of the minorite friers, vnto the East parts of the worlde. An. Dom. 1253. 2004

And this people is called Seres of a certame towne in the same countrey.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

The name "Seres," on the other hand, was always associated with the trade in silks, and was known to the Romans in the time of the Emperor

The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest John Fiske 1871

"Seres" was given to northwestern China by traders who approached it through the highlands of central Asia from Samarcand, while "Sinæ" was the name given to southeastern China by traders who approached it by way of the Indian ocean, and heard of it in India, but never reached it.

The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest John Fiske 1871

So when the director of opera theater at the University of Northern Colorado decided to direct Handel's "Seres" (aka Xerses) for UNC, he was struck by the similarities between the opera's Persian King Serse and the fate of Iran's Shah.

Greeley Tribune - Top Stories 2009

Romans called the land beyond the Ganges 'Seres' that later the name sericulture became the term applied to silk-raising. "

The Story of Silk Sara Ware Bassett 1920

I never have occasion to consult Dr. Robertson without being impressed anew with his scientific habit of thought and the solidity of his scholarship; and in none of his works are these qualities better illustrated than in this noble essay.] [Footnote 313: The Polos sailed back from China to the Persian gulf in 1292-94; see below, p. 282.] [Footnote 314: The name "Seres" appears on the map of Pomponius

The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest John Fiske 1871

It was probably also at this meeting that Alexander became the first man from the Aegean to hear about the Seres, or silk people, who lived between two great rivers in a distant land beyond the Himalayas.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Mr. Pettitte takes the mound Thursday in Minnesota in Game 2 of the American League Division Seres as only the seventh pitcher since 1952 to start a postseason game despite pitching less than 20 innings as a starter after the All-Star break.

Pettitte's Lack of Recent Work May Spell Trouble 2010