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Re:Underwater Exploring Is Banned in Brazil (1985) by fwip on Saturday April 27, 2019 @01:43PM (#19766683)
I think the Americas are more than several days travel from Carthage.
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Re:Underwater Exploring Is Banned in Brazil (1985) by nonbel on Saturday April 27, 2019 @02:15PM (#19766850)
I don't know the original term used, but in greek the same word translates to "several" and "some": https://translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=el&t...

So could have been "some days' voyage".

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Re:Underwater Exploring Is Banned in Brazil (1985) by elif on Saturday April 27, 2019 @02:35PM (#19766937)
Correct. Sailing the Atlantic back then took over a month.

12 days was only achieved in 1905, and the official route is far shorter than a sail from Carthage.

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