Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-100) and index.
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Pytheas explores the North -- The original explorers -- Early ancient explorers -- The inquisitive Greeks -- Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic world -- The 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.