The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek: The Man Who Discovered Britain

ix, 183 pp. "In 320 BC an expedition set out from what is now southern France on an unprecedented journey: to find out what lay beyond the pillars of Hercules (the mouth of the Mediterranean) in the mythological northern lands. Pythias' great journey was both the first and last Greek attempt to explore northern Europe. Cunliffe has used this journey to recreate the world through which the Greek ship sailed with its bustling trade, ferocious wars and complex, pre-literate societies. As Pythias sails up the English Channel and becomes the first literate man to visit Britain we learn about the world view of classical Greece and about our own ancestors at the furthest limit of written experience." Keywords: BARRY CUNLIFFE EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS GREEK MAN WHO DISCOVERED BRITAIN BRITISH HISTORY NAUTICAL EXPLORATION GREECE ANCIENT