HANNO |
A Carthaginian, who, about 500 B.C., undertook a voyage of discovery along the west coast of Africa, and penetrated beyond the Senegal. He put up a tablet in the temple of Bel at Carthage, describing his journey in the Phoenician language. A Greek translation of this document (Hannonis Priptus), of uncertain date, still survives, and is one of the oldest memorials of ancient geographical science. |
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