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Pytheas of M****alia (/ˈpɪθiəs/;
Ancient Gr****: Πυθέας ὁ Μασσαλιώτης
Pythéās ho M****aliōtēs; Latin:
Pytheas M****iliensis; born c. 350 BC, fl. c. 320–306...
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letter on the side of the
crater midpoint that is
closest to
Pytheas. "
Pytheas (crater)".
Gazetteer of
Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology...
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notes that
Pytheas says it "is a six days' sail
north of Britain, and is near the
frozen sea". But he then
doubts this claim,
writing that
Pytheas has "been...
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explorer Pytheas of M****alia, who
travelled from his home in ****enistic
southern Gaul to
Britain in the 4th
century BC. The term used by
Pytheas may derive...
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Pytheas (Ancient Gr****: Πυθέας) of
Athens was an
orator who
wrote speeches and
other works.
Pytheas opposed fellow orators Demosthenes and Demades. In...
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first written reference to
Scotland was in 320 BC by Gr****
sailor Pytheas, who
called the
northern tip of
Britain "Orcas", the
source of the name...
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fascination with geography; he was well-read in the
works of
Eratosthenes and
Pytheas, and
perhaps wanted to
discover the
source of the river, but
turned back...
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explored the
northern extremes since 325 BC, when the
ancient Gr****
sailor Pytheas reached a
frozen sea
while attempting to find a
source of the
metal tin...
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Norse colonization of North...
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geographical accounts.
During his
exploration of
northwest Europe (c. 320 BC),
Pytheas of M****alia
called the
island Iérnē (written Ἰέρνη).[citation needed] In...
