Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Until a couple generations ago, we of course didn't know what the entire world looked like, but that didn't stop people from imagining what might lie beyond, nor did it stop people from reporting all sorts of crazy stories from the fuzzy edges of the known world.
MUSIC:
"Epic Voyage" by Dream Cave
"Kilimanjaro Descent" by Sight of Wonders
"The Search for Self" by Jon Björk
"When Warriors Align" by Zauana
"Immovable As the Mountain" by Yi Nantiro
"An Ordinary Day" by Deskant
"Across the Ocean" by Bonnie Grace
"Far Over the Highlands" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
(All via EpidemicSound)
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:04 Imagining what existed outside the known world
3:01 What people thought existed at the edges
4:56 What civilizations thought of each-other (Rome and China)
7:04 Ancient explorers
8:46 The myths keeping people from exploring further
10:31 Modern space comparisons
📖 SOURCES:
[1] amsweatherband.org/weatherband/articles/how-ancient-greece-created-our-climate-zones
[2] explorersweb.com/when-foreigners-were-considered-monsters
[3] https://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/hhshu/notes11.html
[4] ancientwarhistory.com/the-epic-journey-of-gan-ying-chinas-forgotten-explorer-to-the-roman-frontier
[5] everything-everywhere.com/did-the-ancient-romans-and-chinese-have-contact
[6] worldhistory.org/article/913/hanno-carthaginian-explorer
[7] livius.org/articles/person/himilco
[8] encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/gil-eannes-passes-point-no-return-cape-bojador-and-inaugurates-new-era-exploration
Research by Nahuel Ramon
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Until a couple generations ago, we of course didn't know what the entire world looked like, but that didn't stop people from imagining what might lie beyond, nor did it stop people from reporting all sorts of crazy stories from the fuzzy edges of the known world.
MUSIC:
"Epic Voyage" by Dream Cave
"Kilimanjaro Descent" by Sight of Wonders
"The Search for Self" by Jon Björk
"When Warriors Align" by Zauana
"Immovable As the Mountain" by Yi Nantiro
"An Ordinary Day" by Deskant
"Across the Ocean" by Bonnie Grace
"Far Over the Highlands" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
(All via EpidemicSound)
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:04 Imagining what existed outside the known world
3:01 What people thought existed at the edges
4:56 What civilizations thought of each-other (Rome and China)
7:04 Ancient explorers
8:46 The myths keeping people from exploring further
10:31 Modern space comparisons
📖 SOURCES:
[1] amsweatherband.org/weatherband/articles/how-ancient-greece-created-our-climate-zones
[2] explorersweb.com/when-foreigners-were-considered-monsters
[3] https://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/hhshu/notes11.html
[4] ancientwarhistory.com/the-epic-journey-of-gan-ying-chinas-forgotten-explorer-to-the-roman-frontier
[5] everything-everywhere.com/did-the-ancient-romans-and-chinese-have-contact
[6] worldhistory.org/article/913/hanno-carthaginian-explorer
[7] livius.org/articles/person/himilco
[8] encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/gil-eannes-passes-point-no-return-cape-bojador-and-inaugurates-new-era-exploration
Research by Nahuel Ramon
👕 MERCH! crowdmade.com/collections/khanubis
👥 DISCORD SERVER: discord.gg/4FZZJkXCGY
instagram.com/khanubis
twitter.com/KhAnubis
https://bsky.app/profile/khanubis.tv
CONTACT: contact@khanubis.tv
SPONSORSHIP INQUIRIES: khanubis@thoughtleaders.io
THANK YOU, BRONZE AGE+ PATRONS! (patreon.com/khanubis)
Bulcsú Farmasi, Janet Hlatky, Nif Lindsay, TC Safavi, Tobi Burch-Rates
Or make one-time donations at paypal.me/khanubis
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