Episode 9 - Polybius on the Trail of the Ancients

In this episode, we look at the life of historian Polybius, a mediocre explorer who nonetheless, by virtue of being in the right place at the right time, stood at a pivotal moment in the history of exploration, becoming responsible for uniting the exploratory traditions of the Eastern and Western Mediterranean, putting both at the service of the expanding Roman state. Go here for listener Derrick Adam's Sasquatch Itch Cream: Go here if you would like to donate to the podcast:

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Episode 9 - Polybius on the Trail of the Ancients is an episode from The History of Exploration by Guillaume Lamothe.

This episode is 47:19 long.

This episode was published on May 5, 2017.

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