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A relevant case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pytheas#Literary_influence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pytheas#Literary_influence (I linked to where he's gett
by abecedarius 5y ago
A relevant case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pytheas#Literary_influence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pytheas#Literary_influence
(I linked to where he's getting dismissed as a liar centuries later, but the main story about the voyage is way more interesting.)
- masswerk 5y agoThis works both ways, compare the "Germania" by Tacitus, which was really about a fictional foil to contrast with the Julian dynasty, but became a historic document and origin story for a few centuries. (Sad to say, but humanists had a decent share in this.) Related literature: Chrisopher B. Krebs, "A Most Dangerous Book. Tacitus' Germania from Roman Empire to the Third Reich", W.W. Norton & Company, NY, 2011.