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Pytheas of Massalia was a Greek geographer, explorer and astronomer from the Greek colony of Massalia. He made a voyage of exploration to Northern Europe in about 325 BC, but his account of it, known
Pytheas of Massalia (Πυθέας ὁ Μασσαλιώτης) in the 10th century manuscript of Strabo (Geog.7.3.1) written in Byzantine Greek minuscule.
The 1620 edition of Strabo's Geographica, published in Paris.
A reconstruction of a Celtic thatched hut in Wales.
Pancake ice in the Baltic in spring near the Swedish coast.
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Massalia was an ancient Greek colony on the Mediterranean coast, east of the Rhône. Settled by Ionians from Phocaea c. 600 BC, this apoikia grew up rapidly, and became the center of Greek trade in wes
Pytheas
…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). He made a voyage of exploration to Northern Europe in about 325 BC, but his account of it, known widely in antiquity…
Massalia large coin 5th 1st century BCE
Vestiges of the ancient port of Massalia.
Silver drachm from Massalia (c. 390–220 BC), lion walking right