The extraordinary voyage of Pytheas the Greek
Ancient Geography
Great britain, antiquities
Greek
Ocean travel
Civilization, ancient
Ancient Civilization
Discoveries in geography
Journeys
Voyages and travels
Discovery and exploration
Travel
"Around 330 B.C., a remarkable man 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 - a mysterious, largely conjectural zone which, according to Greek science, was too cold to sustain human lif…
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