Definition of Pytheas. Meaning of Pytheas. Synonyms of Pytheas

- 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...
- Pytheas (Ancient Gr****: Πυθέας) of Athens was an orator who wrote speeches and other works. Pytheas opposed fellow orators Demosthenes and Demades. In...
- the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Pytheas. "Pytheas (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology...
- 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...
- 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...
- The 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- works of the Gr**** explorer Pytheas of M****alia; later Gr**** writers such as Diodorus of Sicily and Strabo who quote Pytheas' use of variants such as Πρεττανική...
- attracted numerous adventurers to explore and exploit the Atlantic coasts. Pytheas of M****ilia described a similar expedition in more detail a few centuries...