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Through the Pillars of Herakles: Greco-Roman Exploration of the Atlantic

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In this first study of the Greek and Roman exploration for over half a century, Duane W. Roller presents a very powerful examination of the have an effect on of the Greeks and Romans on the world during the Pillars of Herakles and beyond the Mediterranean.

Roller chronicles a detailed account of the series of explorers who were to discover all of the 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 spanking new chapter to the history of exploration.

Based not only on the literary evidence, but in addition personal knowledge of the areas from the Arctic to west Africa, the book looks on the people, from the earliest Greeks, during the Carthaginians to the Romans, and examines their exploration of this vast and in large part 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 so as to be an invaluable study resource for Greek and Roman history courses


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