In this episode, we take a short step back in time and look at the invention of the academic discipline of geography by Eratosthenes of Cyrene, and the effects which a more ordered understanding of the world had on ancient Mediterranean perceptions of it.    Go here for listener Derrick Adams's Sasquatch Itch Cream: www.sasquatchcream.com   Go here if you would like to donate to the podcast: https://historyofexploration.net    Go here for a free audiobook: www.audibletrial.com/exploration

Episode 8 - Eratosthenes and the Invention of Geography

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In this episode, we look at the life of historian Polybius, a mediocre explorer who nonetheless, by virtue of being in the right place at the right time, stood at a pivotal moment in the history of exploration, becoming responsible for uniting the exploratory traditions of the Eastern and Western Mediterranean, putting both at the service of the expanding Roman state.    Go here for listener Derrick Adam's Sasquatch Itch Cream: www.sasquatchcream.com   Go here if you would like to donate to the podcast: https://historyofexploration.net

Episode 9 - Polybius on the Trail of the Ancients

In this episode, we take a look at the fascinating life and adventures of Eudoxus of Cyzicus, one of the most colourful figures of the ancient world, and attempt to disentangle fact from fiction where possible.    Listener Derrick Adams' Sasquatch Itch Cream can be found here: http://www.sasquatchcream.com/  Donations to the podcast can be made here: https://historyofexploration.net/   The History of Exploration Podcast's Audible link (for a free audiobook) is here: audibletrial.com/exploration     

Episode 7 - Eudoxus of Cyzicus Doesn't Always Drink Beer, But When He Does...

In this episode, we look at the first decades of Hellenistic exploration in the North, South and West of the Mediterranean, from the northern Caspian sea to south Sudan. We revisit a few previously-mentioned locations, witness the precursors to the true establishment of the discipline of geography, and begin to envisage the idea that it might actually be possible to circumnavigate Africa (Libya)...

Episode 6 - Early Hellenistic Exploration with the Pseudo-Skylax

In this episode, we look at the brief and abortive Greek attempts to explore and circumnavitage the Arabian coast, with a particular focus on the island of Tylos, its wonderful flora, and its mysterious people. 

Episode 8 - Eratosthenes and the Invention of Geography

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