{"product_id":"through-the-pillars-of-herakles-duane-w-roller-9780415486965","title":"Through the Pillars of Herakles: Greco-Roman Exploration of the Atlantic","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this first study of the Greek and Roman exploration for over half a century, Duane W. Roller presents an important examination of the impact of the Greeks and Romans on the world through the Pillars of Herakles and beyond the Mediterranean.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoller chronicles a detailed account of the series of explorers who were to discover the entire Atlantic coast; north to Iceland, Scandinavia and the Baltic, and south into the Africa tropics. His account examines these early pioneers and their discoveries, and contributes a brand new chapter to the history of exploration. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased not only on the literary evidence, but also personal knowledge of the areas from the Arctic to west Africa, the book looks at the people, from the earliest Greeks, through the Carthaginians to the Romans, and examines their exploration of this vast and largely unfamiliar territory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussing for the first time the relevance of Iceland and the Arctic to Greco-Roman culture, this groundbreaking work is an enthralling and informative read that will be an invaluable study resource for Greek and Roman history courses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Duane W. Roller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415486963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415486965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Duane W. Roller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119681270015,"sku":"9780415486965","price":62.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d38ef0be-82a2-4485-b6a1-bbc4356bb676.jpg?v=1687410429","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/through-the-pillars-of-herakles-duane-w-roller-9780415486965","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}