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Excerpt from Alexander the Great
Europe, the land of night,0 but by the fifth century b.c. They had come to recognize the third continent of Africa, which they named Libya. America and Australia were not to emerge until two millenniums had passed over; the Red Indians enjoyed their hunting-grounds as yet undisturbed by any white man, and even the Phoenician traders had caught up no story of the Australian aborigines. In the three continents which composed the Old World no one in Alexander''s time had any idea of the vast expanse of Africa or of the southern extension of India. The existence of China was unsuspected. While the Pillars of Hercules remained the western boundary of the world at the conqueror''s death. About a year after Alexander passed away, Pytheas, a Greek, sailed between the Pillars and cruised along the coast of France to Britain. He was probably the first of his countrymen to adventure so far.
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Europe, the land of night,0 but by the fifth century b.c. They had come to recognize the third continent of Africa, which they named Libya. America and Australia were not to emerge until two millenniums had passed over; the Red Indians enjoyed their hunting-grounds as yet undisturbed by any white man, and even the Phoenician traders had caught up no story of the Australian aborigines. In the three continents which composed the Old World no one in Alexander''s time had any idea of the vast expanse of Africa or of the southern extension of India. The existence of China was unsuspected. While the Pillars of Hercules remained the western boundary of the world at the conqueror''s death. About a year after Alexander passed away, Pytheas, a Greek, sailed between the Pillars and cruised along the coast of France to Britain. He was probably the first of his countrymen to adventure so far.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Ada Russell
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ISBN - 9780260659583
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 214
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Author
Ada Russell
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ISBN - 9781330663226
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 216
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