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Pytheas of Massalia (Ancient Greek: ΠυθΠας ὠΜασσαλιώτης; Latin: Pitheas Massiliae; fl. 4th century BC), was a Greek geographer and explorer from the Greek colony of Massalia (modern-day Marseille). He made a voyage of exploration to northwestern Europe in about 325 BC, but his description of it, widely known in Antiquity, has not survived. In this voyage he circumnavigated and visited a considerable part of Great Britain. The issue of what he did say can never be settled until more fragments of Pytheas turn up. Name and description of the British. Part of a series on the. ^ Lionel Pearson, review of Hans Joachim Mette, Pytheas von Massalia (Berlin: Gruyter) 1952, in Classical Philology 49.3 (July 1954), pp. 212-214. ^ Markham 1893, p. 510. ^ Geographica II.3.5. Pytheas of massalia. (fl. Massalia [now Marseilles, France], 330 b.c.) geography. The tradition of Pytheas⠙ work is defective and controversial. He seems to have been inspired by the new knowledge of the earth as a sphere, probably through the writings of Eudoxus of Cnidus. He was close in his measurement of the latitude of his native Massalia and corrected Eudoxus⠙ position of the north celestial pole. (Leiden, 1944), 155⠓182; H. J. Mette, Pytheas von Massalia, Kleine Texte für Vorlesungen und Übungen no. 173 (Berlin, 1952); and J. O. Thomson, History of Ancient Geography (Cambridge, 1948), 143⠓151. Aubrey Diller. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. Pytheas-von-Massalia..> 2016-11-25 14:00. 144K. Literary influence. Pytheas was a central source of information to later periods, and possibly the only source.The only ancient authors we know by name who saw Pytheas' text were Dicaearchus, Timaeus, Eratosthenes, Crates of Mallus, Hipparchus, Polybius, Artemidorus and Posidonius, as Lionel Pearson remarked in reviewing Hans Joachim Mette, Pytheas von Massalia (Berlin: Gruyter) 1952, in Classical Philology 49.3 (July 1954), pp. 212-214. Strabo, citing Polybius, accuses Pytheas of promulgating a fictitious journey he could never have funded, as he was a private individual (idiŠtēs) and a New Feature: You can now embed Open Library books on your website! Learn More. Pytheas of Massalia. 8 works / 3 ebooks Clear this selection Search for books with subject Pytheas of Massalia. Sort by: # of Editions | Most Recent Publish Date # of Editions | Most Recent Publish Date. Search. The extraordinary voyage of Pytheas the Barry W. Cunliffe. Il viaggio di Pitea sull'oceano. Stefano Magnani. Pytheas von Massalia. Hans Joachim Mette. Read. Pytheas aus Massilia. Maximilian Fuhr. Finis terrae. Pytheas von Massilia. Series:Kleine Texte für Vorlesungen und Übungen 173. 109,95 € / $154.00 / £100.00*. Add to Cart.