CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Which navigator was believed to circumnavigate Africa?
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Phoenicians
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Hanno
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Melqart
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Cleopatra
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hanno the Navigator (sometimes “Hannon"; Punic: , ḤNʾ; Greek: , romanized: Annōn) was a Carthaginian explorer of the fifth century BC, best known for his naval exploration of the western coast of Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -Eudoxus Of Cyzicus, (born 2nd century bc), Greek navigator and explorer who made the first known attempt to circumnavigate Africa from western Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Palinurus (Palinūrus), in Roman mythology and especially Virgil’s Aeneid, is the coxswain of Aeneas’ ship. Later authors used him as a general type of navigator or guide.
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