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Himilco

550 BC - 500 BC

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Himilco was a Carthaginian navigator and explorer who lived during the late 6th or early 5th century BC, a period of time where Carthage held significant sway over its neighboring regions. Himilco is the first known explorer from the Mediterranean Sea to reach the northwestern shores of Europe. His lost account of his adventures is quoted by Roman writers. The oldest reference to Himilco's voyage is a brief mention in Natural History (2.169a) by the Roman scholar Pliny the Elder. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Himilco is the 59th most popular explorer (up from 119th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Tunisia (up from 35th in 2019) and the most popular Tunisian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Himilco ranks 59 out of 498. Before him are Sven Hedin, Henry Morton Stanley, William Baffin, Zhang Qian, Giovanni da Verrazzano, and Henry Hudson. After him are Diogo Cão, Hernando de Soto, Nikolay Przhevalsky, Yaqut al-Hamawi, John Ross, and Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550 BC, Himilco ranks 8. Before him are Cambyses II, Zechariah, Hecataeus of Miletus, Aristides, Haggai, and Ephialtes of Trachis. After him are Mahākāśyapa, Alcetas I of Macedon, Atossa, Labashi-Marduk, Goujian, and Kapila. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Himilco ranks 11. Before him are Artemisia I of Caria, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Diogenes of Apollonia, Myron, Hippasus, and Rāhula. After him are Xanthippus, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, Obadiah, Demaratus, Polygnotus, and Lars Porsena.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Himilco ranks 21 out of 210. Before him are Clodius Albinus (150), Mago Barca (-243), Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica (-100), Fouad Mebazaa (1933), Beji Caid Essebsi (1926), and Hanno the Great (-300). After him are Julia of Corsica (420), Pierre Agostini (1941), Gunthamund (450), Macrobius (370), Kais Saied (1958), and Moncef Marzouki (1945).

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Among EXPLORERS In Tunisia

Among explorers born in Tunisia, Himilco ranks 1. After him are Hanno the Navigator (-633).

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