1st Edition

The Ancient Explorers

By M. Cary, E.M. Warmington Copyright 1929
    282 Pages
    by Routledge

    The Ancient Explorers (1929) examines the motives of ancient exploration by the different civilizations of the time, the primary of these being the Greeks and the Romans, and looks at the means of travel at their disposal. The book uses both historical records and modern archaeological discoveries to piece together the important journeys that expanded the known worlds of the ancient peoples.

    1. Introduction  2. The Mediterranean and the Black Sea  3. The Atlantic  4. Indian Waters  5. The Circumnavigation of Africa  6. Europe  7. Asia  8. Africa  9. Results of Ancient Explorations  10. Imaginary Discoveries

    Biography

    M. Cary and E.H. Warmington