Question
This man founded the colony of Thymiaterium (“thi-mee-ah-TEAR-ee-um”) two days after sailing past the Pillars of Heracles. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this explorer who encountered a tribe of hostile men called "Gorillas" during his voyage down the western coast of Africa.
ANSWER: Hanno the Navigator [or Hannon the Navigator; prompt on Hanno]
[10m] The explorer Himilco followed the Atlantic trade routes of the Tartessians in order to obtain this resource. According to Herodotus, this resource came from a group of islands called.the Cassiterides (“kah-sih-TEAR-ih-dees”), which may have referred to Cornwall.
ANSWER: tin
[10e] Both Hanno the Navigator and Himilco were explorers of this empire, which fought the Punic Wars with Rome.
ANSWER: Carthage [or the Carthaginian Empire]
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