Indonesian Exploration
What was the extent of ancient Rome’s exploration of the world?
I’m not talking about the borders of the ancient Roman empire. I want to know how much of the world the Romans knew existed before the empire collapsed. Like, if an emperor possessed a “global” map that mapped out all the different lands Rome knew to exist, what parts would and would not be on there.
Like, how far did Rome explore into Africa? Did the Romans knew about Iceland and northern Scandanavia? Were there ever any Roman exploratory expeditions sent out to cross the Atlantic? Did they ever try to round the Cape of Good Hope? Did the Romans have any extensive geographical knowledge about East Asia, Japan, or the Indonesian islands? Did any Roman explorers ever make it to Russia, or even all the way to Siberia?
You guys know what I’m looking for I think.
To think about it, did Romans even care much about exploration. I have to imagine they must. It seems like a basic human quality: inquisitiveness. Anyways, let’s hear what you guys think or know.
that’s a good question. I don’t remember any discussion about Roman exploration in the history class I took on the Roman Empire. It seems they would have knowledge of at least some of those places. The only thing I can think of is maybe people went exploring on their own.
OXBOW Timor TRIP EXPLORATION TEAM Episode1
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January 27, 2012 10:09 am 
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