The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek
Author: Barry W. Cunliffe
In 320BC an expedition set out from what is now southern France on an unprecedented journey: to find out what lay beyond the pillars of Hercules (the mouth of the Mediterranean) in the mythological northern lands. Pythias’ great journey was both the first and last Greek attempt to explore northern Europe. Cunliffe has used this journey to recreate the world through which t….Read More
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