Through the Pillars of Herakles: Greco-Roman Exploration of the Atlantic

by Duane W. Roller

In this first study of the Greek and Roman exploration for over half a century, Duane W. Roller presents an important examination of the impact of the Greeks and Romans on the world through the Pillars of Herakles and beyond the Mediterranean.

Roller chronicles a detailed account of the series of explorers who were to discover the entire Atlantic coast; north to Iceland, Scandinavia and the Baltic, and south into the Africa tropics. His...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415486963
• ISBN13: 9780415486965
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"