Pytheas of Massalia
fl. c. 350 B.C.
Greek Astronomer, Geographer, and Explorer
Pytheas of Massalia was the first Greek to undertake an extended voyage in the North Atlantic, possibly visiting Iceland....
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Pytheas
Born c. 380 B.C., Massalia, Gaul [France] Died c. 300 B.C., Massalia, Gaul
Pytheas has generated more interest than any other of the ancient explorers. There are those who say that he is the ...
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Pytheas (ca. 380 BC-ca. 300 BC), a Greek explorer from the city of Massalia in southern France, traveled all the way around Britain and wrote the first account of Scandinavia.Pytheas was born in the G...
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Pytheas of Massalia
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