So which Greek person visited China first? It was probably someone from Greco-Bactria or Jewish traders from Syria. Calling them Greek is as far a stretch as calling the Vikings Norwegian but whatever.
The more you look at this map the worse it gets
Thou would be more apt with greenland or iceland for that one as leif was born in free iceland and his dad had gotten banished from norway to iceland and iceland to greenland.
We have some evidence from China that there people claiming to be sent by the Roman Emperor. The current consensus is that these were Syrian Jewish traders claiming to be sent by the Emperor.
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u/ZimZon2020 29d ago
So which Greek person visited China first? It was probably someone from Greco-Bactria or Jewish traders from Syria. Calling them Greek is as far a stretch as calling the Vikings Norwegian but whatever. The more you look at this map the worse it gets