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Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek : The man who discovered Britain

Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek : The man who discovered Britain

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Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek : The man who discovered Britain

by barry cunliffe

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ISBN 13
9780140297843
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Penguin, 2002. Soft cover. Good. This edition includes a postscript not published in the original hardcover edition. Moderate edge wear, one spine crease (binding still square and strong), yellowed text. Still a nice reading copy.

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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.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek : The man who discovered Britain
Author
barry cunliffe
Format/Binding
Soft cover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0140297847
ISBN 13
9780140297843
Publisher
Penguin
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2002
Keywords
ABI PM C7
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