Hanno
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Name (Latin)
Hanno
Other forms of name
Annōn
Hanno, the Navigator
Hannon
Start period
04
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q296478
Library of congress:
n 80023034
Sources of Information
- Hanno the Navigator (sometimes "Hannon"; Greek romanized: Annōn) was a Carthaginian explorer of the fifth century BC, best known for his naval exploration of the western coast of Africa. The only source of his voyage is a periplus translated into Greek. He has sometimes been identified as a king ( (English Wikipedia, viewed on May 2nd, 2024) )
- Author's La navigatione, 1550.
- Demerliac, J.-G. Hannon et l'empire punique, 1983:t.p. (Hannon)
- Encyc. Brit.(Hanno; fl. 5th cent. B.C.; Carthaginian explorer and colonizer of W. Africa)