Beginning with a pocket history of early Mediterranean history, Cunliffe illuminates the journey of Pytheas the Greek, who traveled from sunny Marseille to frigid northern Europe in 330 B.C. 15 illustrations. 6 maps.
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Beginning with a pocket history of early Mediterranean history, Cunliffe illuminates the journey of Pytheas the Greek, who traveled from sunny Marseille to frigid northern Europe in 330 B.C. 15 illustrations. 6 maps.
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Fair. An acceptable and readable copy. All pages are intact, and the spine and cover are also intact. This item may have light highlighting, writing or underlining through out the book, curled corners, missing dust jacket and or stickers.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0802713939. 195pp, a few illustrations. Around 330 B. C., a remarkable man named Pytheas set out from the Greek colony of Massalia (now Marseille) to explore the fabled, terrifying lands of northern Europe? A mysterious, largely conjectural zone that, according to Greek science, was too cold to sustain human life and yet was somehow, they knew, the source of precious commodities such as tin, amber, and gold. Whether Pytheas headed an expedition or traveled alone, he was the first literate man to visit the British Isles and the coasts of France and Denmark, and there is convincing evidence that he traveled on to Iceland and the edge of the ice-pack? An astonishing voyage at the time. Pytheas's own account of the journey, titled On the Ocean and published in about 320 B. C., has not survived, though it echoes in the works of ancient historians like Herodotus and Strabo. Their allusions to his voyage represent the beginnings of European history and underscore how much of a pioneer Pytheas was, for Britain remained without further explorers until Julius Caesar and his legions landed there almost 300 years later.; 195 pages.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0802713939. B & W; 142.24 X 21.34 X 8.26 millimeters; ix, 195 pages; Hard cover is grey with red metallic lettering on the spine. DJ in mylar cover. Endpapers are maps. Pages are clean and tight; book appears as if unused. Illustrated with b/w pictures. 'Around 330 B. C., a remarkable adventurer named Pytheas set out from the Greek colony of Massalia (now Marseille) on the Mediterranean Sea to explore the fabled, terrifying lands of northern Europe. Renowned archaeologist Barry Cunliffe here re-creates Pytheas's unprecedented journey, which occurred almost 300 years before Julius Caesar landed in Britain. Beginning with an invaluable pocket history of early Mediterranean civilization, Cunliffe illuminates what Pytheas would have seen and experienced—the route he likely took to reach Brittany, then Britain, Iceland, and Denmark; and evidence of the ancient cultures he would have encountered on shore. The discoveries Pytheas made would reverberate throughout the civilized world for years to come, and in recounting his extraordinary voyage, Cunliffe chronicles an essential chapter in the history of civilization. ' Index.
