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Through the Pillars of Herakles: Greco-Roman Exploration of the Atlantic
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Through the Pillars of Herakles: Greco-Roman Exploration of the Atlantic Hardcover - 2006 - 1st Edition

by Duane W. Roller


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In this first study of the Greek and Roman exploration for over half a century, Duane W. Roller presents an important examination of the impact of the Greeks and Romans on the world through the Pillars of Herakles and beyond the Mediterranean.

Roller chronicles a detailed account of the series of explorers who were to discover the entire Atlantic coast; north to Iceland, Scandinavia and the Baltic, and south into the Africa tropics. His account examines these early pioneers and their discoveries, and contributes a brand new chapter to the history of exploration.

Based not only on the literary evidence, but also personal knowledge of the areas from the Arctic to west Africa, the book looks at the people, from the earliest Greeks, through the Carthaginians to the Romans, and examines their exploration of this vast and largely unfamiliar territory.

Discussing for the first time the relevance of Iceland and the Arctic to Greco-Roman culture, this groundbreaking work is an enthralling and informative read that will be an invaluable study resource for Greek and Roman history courses

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  • Title Through the Pillars of Herakles: Greco-Roman Exploration of the Atlantic
  • Author Duane W. Roller
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Date February 15, 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780415372879 / 0415372879
  • Weight 1.07 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.39 x 6.52 x 0.63 in (23.85 x 16.56 x 1.60 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Greece
    • Cultural Region: Italy
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Classics
  • Library of Congress subjects Classical geography, Atlantic Ocean - Discovery and exploration -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005016469
  • Dewey Decimal Code 910.938

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Citations

  • New Yorker (The), 04/24/2006, Page 171

About the author

Duane W. Roller is Professor of Greek and Latin at The Ohio State University. His previous publications include The Building Program of Herod the Great (University of California Press, 1998) and The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene (Routledge, 2003)
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