What Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Know About Britain?
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🎥 Watch 300+ exclusive videos on Youtube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join and ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on ancient history continues with a video on ancient Britain - the island beyond the edge of the world and how the Roman and Greek authors described it. Long before Rome conquered Britain, Mediterranean writers imagined the island at the edge of the known world. Some doubted it existed at all. Yet British tin was reaching distant markets centuries before Julius Caesar crossed the Channel. How much did the Greeks and Romans really know? This video follows the scattered clues left by ancient explorers, geographers and naturalists. We begin with Bronze Age tin routes and the elusive Carthaginian sailor Himilco, then retrace Pytheas of Massalia’s remarkable voyage around Britain. His account described its shape, northern islands, long summer days and tin producing com
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