To the Ends of the Earth: How Ancient Conquerors, Explorers, Scientists, and Traders Connected the World - Hardcoverby Raimund J. Schulz (Author), Robert Savage (Author) A sweeping history of ancient exploration, the first full scale account in over a century Odysseus. Jason and the Argonauts. Heracles. Greek mythology is full of tales of heroes setting out for the unknown. Such tales reflected and instilled a sense of confidence in the Greeks as they explored the limits of their world. Their voyages of discovery (and conquest), most dramatically under Alexander