The Greek Exploration of Britain, Thule, the Arctic and the Amber Coast | Pytheas of Massalia

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When I first learned about Pytheas, I couldn't find much about him in video form, so I decided to take it upon myself to share this interesting piece of often forgotten history and explain his voyage as best I could. I didn't expect it to turn out this long but I wanted to do the topic justice by including as much as we know about Pytheas' journey. I hope you enjoy learning more about him and what he experienced on his voyage.

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The maps were taken from Barry Cunliffe's book "The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek"

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Song Titles (by chapter):

Massalia to Britain: Journey to the Middle of Nowhere

Cornwall: Night of the Fae

Middle Britain: Glimmerwood

North Britain: Voyage to Nowhere

Thule: Deep Sleep of the Elven King

Amber Coasts: A Storm in Time

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Check out the pinned comment for additional notes on:

Why the Faroe Islands is not an option for Thule.

The midnight sun and arctic circle used to be further south.

Ancient Sources:

Strabo, Geography

Pliny the Elder, Natural History

Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica

Geminus of Rhodes, Introduction to Celestial Phenomena

Gaius Julius Caesar, The Conquest of Gaul

Contemporary Sources:

Cunliffe, B. The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek. Penguin Books, 2003.

Tozer, Henry Fanshawe (1897). A History of Ancient Geography ()

Roseman, C. H. Pytheas of Massalia. Ares Pub, 1994.

Stefansson, V. Ultima Thule. Macmillan, 2017.

Whitaker, Ian (December 1982 January 1982). "The Problem of Pytheas' Thule". The Classical Journal. 77 (2)148164 ()

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