European Avidity
But what ambitions drove the Europeans to venture so far across the oceans? What were they looking for? They were certainly attracted by the glory of conquest, scientific discovery, meeting new peoples and discovering the splendours of Creation, but the main motivation was always the legendary wealth of the East.
But what ambitions drove the Europeans to venture so far across the oceans? What were they looking for? They were certainly attracted by the glory of conquest, scientific discovery, meeting new peoples and discovering the splendours of Creation, but the main motivation was always the legendary wealth of the East.
