Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-130) and filmography (p. 130-131).
Pytheas voyages North--The original explorers--Early Ancient explorers--The Inquisitive Greeks--Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic world--The Expansive Romans--China's and Asia's role in exploration--A World closes in.
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Discusses the voyages, navigation routes, and watercraft of explorers in the ancient world, from prehistoric times to the beginning of the Middle Ages.