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Greek and Hellenistic Exploration. Jason and the Argonauts. Eumelos (ca 750 BCE) Aia Colchis Apollonius of Rhodes Kolchian Aia Golden Fleece Greek colonization in the Black Sea. Voyage of the Argonauts. Ancient Colchis. Odysseus. King of Ithaca Trojan War Hero
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Jason and the Argonauts • Eumelos (ca 750 BCE) • Aia • Colchis • Apollonius of Rhodes • KolchianAia • Golden Fleece • Greek colonization in the Black Sea
Odysseus • King of Ithaca • Trojan War Hero • 10 years travel to get home (The Odyssey) Greek, 2ndc BCE
Minoan Trade Civilization existed from 27thc BCE- 15th BCE Traded with Egypt, Middle East (Canaan), Anatolia, Spain? Manufactured and traded in bronze End of Minoan dominance ca 15thce BCE
Scylax of Caryanda (c 500 BCE) • Travelled for Darius I (ca 550-485 BCE) • Explore Indus river, Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Mediterranean • Wrote an account ca 480 BCE, now lost • Deeds recorded by Herodotus (ca 484-425 BCE) and Strabo (ca 64-24 BCE)
Euthemenes (5thc BCE) • Left from Marsailles • South of pillars • Along the coast of Africa • Where he discovered the source of the Nile!? (Well, obviously not)
Pytheas • 4thc BCE • Marseilles to the North (Arctic Circle)? • Cadiz to the Don River?
Megasthenes(ca 350-290 BCE) • Seleucid ambassador to north-western India • Indica
Hellenistic Trade More diverse than has been thought Syncretism, Megasthenes’ Herakles Clothing