Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Romans sailed south to Zanzibar, north to the Hebrides, and east to China.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:48 The world known to the Romans
2:37 ClickUp
3:50 Arabia
4:38 East Africa and the Nile
5:39 West Africa and the Sahara
6:58 The Canaries and Madeira
7:42 Britain
8:23 Thule
8:59 Around the Baltic
9:39 Around the Black and Caspian Seas
10:15 Central and northern Asia
10:55 India
12:20 China