Histories

Herodotus

Herodotus. Godley, Alfred Denis, translator. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1920-1925 (printing).

These then are the most distant lands in Asia (continent)Asia and Libya [17,25] (nation), AfricaLibya. But concerning those in Europe (continent)Europe that are the farthest away towards evening, I cannot speak with assurance; for I do not believe that there is a river called by foreigners +Po [12.5,44.966] (river), Italy, Europe Eridanus issuing into the northern sea, where our amber is said to come from, nor do I have any knowledge of Tin Islands, where our tin is brought from.

The very name +Po [12.5,44.966] (river), Italy, Europe Eridanus betrays itself as not a foreign but a Greek name, invented by some poet; nor for all my diligence have I been able to learn from one who has seen it that there is a sea beyond Europe (continent)Europe. All we know is that our tin and amber come from the most distant parts.