07-05-2011, 02:03 AM
Thank you for that wonderful explanation! It puts up another interesting scenario for me to look into! If that were to happen, where do you think the ship would land?
BTW, I can't see the map.
Also I found out in this wiki article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_exped...ran_Africa
One of the most interesting pieces from it states that "...[a]ccording to Pliny the Elder, the Greek Xenophon of Lampsacus stated that the Gorgades (Cape Verde islands) were situated two days from "Hesperu Ceras" (today called Cap-Vert), the westernmost part of the African continent, showing a knowledge of the area by the Romans. They even knew of the Hesperides: some researchers, like Duane Roller, have even identified the Hesperides with the Lesser Antilles.Furthermore, according to Pliny the Elder and his citation by Gaius Julius Solinus, the sea voyage time crossing the Gorgades (Cape Verde islands) to the islands of the Ladies of the West ("Hesperides", actual São Tomé and Príncipe and Fernando Po) was around 40 days: this fact has created academic discussions about the possibility of further Roman travels toward Guinea and even the Gulf of Guinea. Indeed, a Roman coin of the emperor Trajan has been found in Congo"
BTW, I can't see the map.
Also I found out in this wiki article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_exped...ran_Africa
One of the most interesting pieces from it states that "...[a]ccording to Pliny the Elder, the Greek Xenophon of Lampsacus stated that the Gorgades (Cape Verde islands) were situated two days from "Hesperu Ceras" (today called Cap-Vert), the westernmost part of the African continent, showing a knowledge of the area by the Romans. They even knew of the Hesperides: some researchers, like Duane Roller, have even identified the Hesperides with the Lesser Antilles.Furthermore, according to Pliny the Elder and his citation by Gaius Julius Solinus, the sea voyage time crossing the Gorgades (Cape Verde islands) to the islands of the Ladies of the West ("Hesperides", actual São Tomé and Príncipe and Fernando Po) was around 40 days: this fact has created academic discussions about the possibility of further Roman travels toward Guinea and even the Gulf of Guinea. Indeed, a Roman coin of the emperor Trajan has been found in Congo"
