Pytheas - Wikipedia
WEBPytheas of Massalia (/ ˈ p ɪ θ i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Πυθέας ὁ Μασσαλιώτης Pythéas ho Massaliōtēs; Latin: Pytheas Massiliensis; born c. 350 BC, fl. c. 320–306 BC) was a Greek geographer, explorer and astronomer from the Greek colony of Massalia (modern-day Marseille, France).
Pytheas | Macedonia, Massalia & Voyages | Britannica
WEBApr 3, 2024 · Pytheas (flourished 300 bc, Massalia, Gaul) was a navigator, geographer, astronomer, and the first Greek to visit and describe the British Isles and the Atlantic coast of Europe. Though his principal work, On the Ocean, is lost, something is known of his ventures through the Greek historian Polybius ( c. 200– c. 118 bc ).
Pytheas | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 18, 2018 · History. Ancient History, Greece: Biographies. Pytheas. views 2,435,585 updated May 18 2018. Pytheas (c. 380 B.C.-c. 300 B.C.), a Greek explorer from the city of Massalia in southern France, traveled all the way around Britain and wrote the first account of Scandinavia.
On the Ocean: The Famous Voyage of Pytheas
WEBJul 14, 2017 · Sometime around 330 BCE, Pytheas, a little-known Greek merchant, embarked on an astonishing voyage. It was a voyage that would take him far beyond the known boundaries of the Mediterranean, into lands...
Pytheas Encyclopedia Arctica 15: Biographies - Dartmouth
WEBPytheas of Massilia or Marseille (ca. 340-285 B.C.) was a Greek scientist. and navigator who, around the time of Alexander the Great, led the first known. great expedition of geographical discovery through the Strait of Gibraltar, past. Britain, and beyond the Arctic Circle, and gave the Mediterranean world its first.
The amazing adventures of Pytheas the Greek - The Historical …
WEBAug 19, 2020 · Pytheas the Greek. Alf Wilkinson explores the achievements of Pytheas, the first person, as far as we know, to sail completely around the British Isles in around 325 BC. When we think of the Ancient Greeks we tend to think of warfare, drama, myths and legends, perhaps mathematics, medicine and science.
Pytheas of Massalia and the circumnavigation of Britain
WEBSep 1, 2020 · However, in the late 4th century BCE another Massiliote named Pytheas wrote an account of his voyage to the north called On the Ocean, in which he appears to have circumnavigated the island of...
Pythias - Wikipedia
WEBPythias ( / ˈpɪθiəs /; Greek: Πυθιάς, romanized : Pūthiás ), also known as Pythias the Elder, she was the adoptive daughter of Hermias of Atarneus, as well as Aristotle 's first wife. [1] Personal life and family. Whilst Pythias' date of birth is unclear, she was active around 355 BC [2] and she died in Athens sometime after 330 BC.
Pytheas (Athenian) - Wikipedia
WEBPytheas (Ancient Greek: Πυθέας) of Athens was an orator who wrote speeches and other works. Pytheas opposed fellow orators Demosthenes and Demades. In 323 BC, he was a persecutor of Demosthenes in the Harpalus bribery scandal.
Pytheas – Wikipedia
WEBPytheas von Massalia (altgriechisch Πυθέας, Pythéas; * um 370 v. Chr.; † um 310 v. Chr.) war ein griechischer Händler, Geograph und als Seefahrer einer der großen Entdecker der Antike. Im frühen Hellenismus , etwa zur selben Zeit, als Alexander der Große im Osten bis an die Grenzen der damals in Europa bekannten Welt vordrang ...
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