Pytheas
c. 350–c. 285 BCE
Greek navigator who sailed to Britain and the far north.
Pytheas (c. 350–c. 285 BCE) was an explorer, born in Massalia.
- Known as
- Explorer
- Category
- Explorers
- Born
- c. 350 BCE, Massalia
- Died
- c. 285 BCE
Alive at the same time as Pytheas
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