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Hanno 𐤇𐤍𐤀 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carthage |
| Died | Carthage |
| Nationality | Phoenician |
| Known for | Circumnavigating Africa |
Hanno the Navigator was a Phoenician explorer. On orders from the Egyptian pharaoh Nekau, he led a three-year voyage that circumnavigated Africa. This route was not repeated until Vasco da Gama's expedition two thousand years later.[1]