Introduction: the Greeks as Geographers
Predecessors of the Greeks in the Mediterranean area
The discovery of the Aegean and Black Seas: the Argonauts
The adventures of Odysseus
Greek colonial expansion and spheres of influence
The discovery of the Atlantic above the Pillars of Heracles
The discovery fo the Atlantic below the Pillars of Heracles
Discovery of the Asiatic Coast of the Indian Ocean
Further discoveries along the Red Sea and the South Asiatic Coasts
The first-century 'Periplus of the Erythraean Sea' and the Far East
The circumnavigation of Africa