Hanno Sails Down the Coast of West Africa—And Perhaps Even Further
Overview
In about 500 B.C. an expedition led by the mariner Hanno sailed westward from Carthage in what is now Tunisia. Comman...
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Hanno
fl. c. 500 B.C.
Carthaginian Mariner
Some time around 500 B.C., the Carthaginian mariner Hanno sailed westward from his hometown in what is now Tunisia. He passed the Pillars of Hercules and con...
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Hanno Sails Down the Coast of West Africa-And Perhaps Even Further