The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek

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The Man Who Discovered Britain. 'Some 2,300 years ago a Greek adventurer named Pytheas set out on an astonishing expedition to find out what lay in the fabled lands of Northern Europe. Rumours abounded of these fearsome barbarian territories, but Pytheas was the first literate man ever to visit them. Here Barry Cunliffe re-creates his staggering journey as he sailed to the islands of Britannia, home of our distant ancestors--the 'tattooed folk'--and beyond, all the way to Ultima Thule, the mysterious Arctic limits of the known world...'--back cover blurb Preface. 1. PYTHEAS THE MASSALIOT. 2. THE WORLD BEYOND OUR SEA. 3. ESCAPE FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN 4. THE LURE OF TIN 5. THE ISLANDS OF THE PRETANNI 6. ULTIMA THULE. 7. THE MAGIC OF AMBER. 8. RETURN TO OBLIVION. Postscript to the Paperback Edition. Some Further Reading. A Note on the Translations Used. Index.