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Since Eratosthenes was able to calculate the circumference of the earth, and knowing that the Romans and Greeks had that information, did they ever discuss of what "lied out there" if they knew how big the earth was? Like did they ever speculate about other continents such as north or south America?

by /u/robux4mayor in /r/AskHistorians

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