The Cassiterides, meaning Tin Islands (from the Greek word for tin: Κασσίτερος/Kassiteros), are an ancient geographical name of islands that were regarded as situated somewhere near the west coasts of Europe. The traditional assumption, ignoring Strabo, is that Cassiterides refer to Great Britain, based on the significant tin deposits in...
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The `Tin Islands`, a group of islands first mentioned by the Greek historian Herodotus as the place where the Phoenicians exchanged their wares for tin. The islands were to the northwest of...
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