Pytheas of Massalia
Ancient Greece
The Mysterious Island of Thule in Greek Mythology
Most mythological places in ancient Greek records are to be found somewhere around the Mediterranean. However, one location from Greek mythology is quite different. This is the island of Thule.
According to ancient Greek records, the legendary island of Thule...
Archaeology
Greek Discovery of Iceland Supported by Linguistic Evidence
The Greek discovery of Iceland more than one thousand years prior to the Vikings is supported by evidence published recently in The Housman Society Journal.
Based on an essentially linguistic hypothesis of his own inspiration, Dr. Andrew Charles Breeze pens...
Archaeology
Archaeological Find Supports Ancient Greek Explorer’s Account of Britons
The discovery of ochre fragments at a Stone Age site in England supports an ancient Greek explorer's account of Britons as "painted people."
Ancient Greece
The First Ancient Greek to Reach Britain and the Arctic
Pytheas of Massalia, an ancient Greek geographer, was the first Mediterranean person to reach Great Britain and the Arctic Circle.