The Other Side Continent gives the reader a rare opportunity to explore one of the most arcane aspects of antiquity: the possible crossing of the Atlantic in ancient times.

A 20 years' effort to ORGANIZE a lot of INDICATIONS about ancient ocean explorative voyages under a LOGICAL PROCEDURE, rejecting excesses and expediencies as far as this is possible in the dimension of a simple man. A lot was written in the past about the same subject. Much of this material being under the pretension (political, ethnic, religious) common in human character. The book includes 133 photographs, drawings and watercolor paintings that help illustrate the results of a 20 plus year study of ancient explorative voyages. Presented in a simple, understandable format, "The Other Side Continent" details sea voyages on the world's great oceans, including all those components that give light to an ancient effort to explore the Atlantic Ocean and probably even the American Continent.

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Michail Varvarousis was born in 1974 in Thessaloniki of Greece. He studied Medicine and specialized in Anaesthesiology. He also specialized in EMS (Emergency Medical Support), Air-Ambulance, and Treatment of Trauma and Chronic Pain, organizing (and participating) several Search and Rescue and Air Ambulance missions from the 90’s. Since 1996 he is researcher in ancient and medieval maritime history.

In 2004 he published a collection of two books entitled “Μύστικον Φύλακας Άγγελος" and “Βοηθητικό Έντυπο”. - (Mystikon Fylakas Aggelos & Auxiliary Form) ISBN: 960-630-429-9

Ιn 2017 he published the book "The Other Side Continent" - ISBN: 978-1478772408 and "Η Απέναντι Ήπειρος" (Greek Language) - ISBN: 978-1478776406.

In 2017 he wrote and directed a documentary film entitled “The Sun Gate”.

In 2020 he wrote and directed 2 comparative documentary films entitled “The Star Gate I” and “The Star Gate II”.

In 2023 he published 2 books entitled “Ancient Seafarers of the Bronze Age” and “Auxiliary Form”.

In 2024 he published research online in the form of an e-book and a still image film entitled “Project Osiris ”.

In 2025 he published a book entitled “ Heaven and Earth “.

From 2009 to 2019 he participated in more than 160, national and international offshore sailing races as Captain of the sailboat "Agia Irini GRE-1390”.

"The Sun Gate" is his first documentary film that presents a 20 years' effort to organize a lot of indications about ancient ocean explorative voyages under a logical procedure.

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