Premium Only Content

4 Groundbreaking Explorers of the Ancient World
Incredible journeys of exploration took place in antiquity, even before standard tools of navigation (like the sextant and compass) were invented.
In this video we take a look at four ancient explorers who covered huge distances by sea and overland.
The explorers covered include:
1. The first explorer in recorded history;
2. A Carthaginian admiral who led a massive flotilla around the coast of West Africa;
3. An ancient Greek sailor who may have sighted the Arctic;
4. The Chinese ambassador who paved the way for the Silk Road while surviving multiple captures by hostile nomads.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Harkhuf
02:30 - Hanno the Navigator
05:56 - Pytheas
08:54 - Zhang Qian
13:17 - Such an amazing journey
SOURCES
"Carthage Must Be Destroyed" by Richard Miles
"The Classical World" by Robin Lane Fox
"The History of the Ancient World" by Susan Bauer
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/913/hanno-carthaginian-explorer/
Cameron McPhail. “PYTHEAS OF MASSALIA’S ROUTE OF TRAVEL.” Phoenix 68, no. 3/4 (2014): 247–57. https://doi.org/10.7834/phoenix.68.3-4.0247.
Whitaker, Ian. “The Problem of Pytheas’ Thule.” The Classical Journal 77, no. 2 (1981): 148–64. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3296920.
Cooper, Julien. “Reconsidering the Location of Yam.” Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 48 (2012): 1–21. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24555437.
#ancienthistory #ancientexplorers #ancientegypt #ancientcarthage #listenable #ancientchina #hanno
-
3:53:47
Anvilight
4 hours agoWorld of Warcraft | Trump Arrives in Scotland to Meet with Anvilight for Azeroth Peace Negotiations
9461 -
25:49
GritsGG
14 hours agoRank 1 Player Crushes Solo Lobby!
24.1K3 -
LIVE
Wahzdee
2 hours ago🔥 Trying to Find The One Extraction Game – Be Honest, Are These Fun to Watch?
64 watching -
35:14
The Pascal Show
15 hours ago $6.18 earnedHE'S GONNA SUE COLDPLAY?! Astronomer HR Resigns & Ex-CEO Set To Sue Coldplay Over Kiss Cam Drama
25.8K14 -
LIVE
Lofi Girl
2 years agoSynthwave Radio 🌌 - beats to chill/game to
363 watching -
19:18
DeVory Darkins
11 hours ago $28.33 earnedDemocrat non-profit SCAM EXPOSED as Trump OBLITERATES Newsom
56.2K107 -
23:58
Stephen Gardner
12 hours ago🔥Obama THROWS Adam Schiff under the bus to obstruct Trump!
45.4K167 -
38:44
The Why Files
5 days agoProject Ancient Arrow | The NSA's Secret War Against Our Future
83.8K92 -
2:36:06
Barry Cunningham
14 hours agoPRESIDENT TRUMP IS TRULY USHERING IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA! CAN YOU FEEL IT?
131K59 -
3:47:25
SynthTrax & DJ Cheezus Livestreams
3 days agoFriday Night Synthwave 80s 90s Electronica and more DJ MIX Livestream 2K Celebration SPECIAL EDITION 530pm PST / 830pm EST
66K13