Episode Synopsis "Episode 8 - Eratosthenes and the Invention of Geography"

In this episode, we take a short step back in time and look at the invention of the academic discipline of geography by Eratosthenes of Cyrene, and the effects which a more ordered understanding of the world had on ancient Mediterranean perceptions of it.    Go here for listener Derrick Adams's Sasquatch Itch Cream: www.sasquatchcream.com   Go here if you would like to donate to the podcast: https://historyofexploration.net    Go here for a free audiobook: www.audibletrial.com/exploration

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