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This week we tell the story of a little known explorer mapping the world waaaay before anyone else. maybe 1000's of years. Pytheas for me is a story worth telling, and perhaps the greatest explorer you might not have heard off.
Videos To Watch Next:
£10,000 Roman Road Bet: youtu.be/bcvC60N139I?si=7hqrGhNXOzY4JQnv
The Cross Road Mystery - youtube.com/watch?v=C6zUvLtzrvg
Usual notices:
1. We are not historians or Academics. We enjoy researching and learning, and with that we enjoy sharing our journeys with you. That said, sources for information often listed below with credits.
2. Corrections. Whilst we make every attempt to not include any errors, research, and piecing stories together from dozens of sources sometimes leads to one or two. I will note here if any are found:
Errors and Notes:
1. Yep my pronunciation is probably terrible.
Credit and thanks for assets
Long UK Maps: mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom
Filter: Snowman Digital and Beachfront
B-Roll Maps: Google Maps and Google Earth Studio
Maps: National Library of Scotland Maps:
OS Maps. Media License.
Stock Footage: Storyblocks
Music: Storyblocks, epidemicsound and artlist
Old Map: NLS - nls.uk
Credit for images/footage:
Pytheas Statue: Rvalette
Pytheas Statue: Jeanne Menjoulet
Sources:
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2022/2022.08.14/
researchgate.net/profile/Mikolaj-Rychlo/publication/377964996_PYTHEAS_OF_MASSALIA_AND_HIS_VOYAGE_TO_THE_NORTH_ATLANTIC_IN_THE_LIGHT_OF_ONOMASTICS/links/65bfd95934bbff5ba7ec9338/PYTHEAS-OF-MASSALIA-AND-HIS-VOYAGE-TO-THE-NORTH-ATLANTIC-IN-THE-LIGHT-OF-ONOMASTICS.pdf
Terence Meaden - Pytheas.
Chapters:
00:00 - Harrow What?
02:18 - Who?
04:08 - A Journey
06:30 - How do we know?
08:45 - Stonehenge
10:56 - Onwards
12:04 - North
13:22 - Its cold
14:24 - The Greatest?
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This week we tell the story of a little known explorer mapping the world waaaay before anyone else. maybe 1000's of years. Pytheas for me is a story worth telling, and perhaps the greatest explorer you might not have heard off.
Videos To Watch Next:
£10,000 Roman Road Bet: youtu.be/bcvC60N139I?si=7hqrGhNXOzY4JQnv
The Cross Road Mystery - youtube.com/watch?v=C6zUvLtzrvg
Usual notices:
1. We are not historians or Academics. We enjoy researching and learning, and with that we enjoy sharing our journeys with you. That said, sources for information often listed below with credits.
2. Corrections. Whilst we make every attempt to not include any errors, research, and piecing stories together from dozens of sources sometimes leads to one or two. I will note here if any are found:
Errors and Notes:
1. Yep my pronunciation is probably terrible.
Credit and thanks for assets
Long UK Maps: mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom
Filter: Snowman Digital and Beachfront
B-Roll Maps: Google Maps and Google Earth Studio
Maps: National Library of Scotland Maps:
OS Maps. Media License.
Stock Footage: Storyblocks
Music: Storyblocks, epidemicsound and artlist
Old Map: NLS - nls.uk
Credit for images/footage:
Pytheas Statue: Rvalette
Pytheas Statue: Jeanne Menjoulet
Sources:
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2022/2022.08.14/
researchgate.net/profile/Mikolaj-Rychlo/publication/377964996_PYTHEAS_OF_MASSALIA_AND_HIS_VOYAGE_TO_THE_NORTH_ATLANTIC_IN_THE_LIGHT_OF_ONOMASTICS/links/65bfd95934bbff5ba7ec9338/PYTHEAS-OF-MASSALIA-AND-HIS-VOYAGE-TO-THE-NORTH-ATLANTIC-IN-THE-LIGHT-OF-ONOMASTICS.pdf
Terence Meaden - Pytheas.
Chapters:
00:00 - Harrow What?
02:18 - Who?
04:08 - A Journey
06:30 - How do we know?
08:45 - Stonehenge
10:56 - Onwards
12:04 - North
13:22 - Its cold
14:24 - The Greatest?
