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What the earliest north America could be successfully colonized by a European or Asian countries?
For Europe? Somewhere between 1100 and 1200 if we assume Crusader era level zealotry on the part of the colonizers and the North Sea route (Iceland & Greenland) under the control of a powerful empire. A much longer lasting North Sea Empire could be able to pull if off and start colonizing with Norse, Anglo-Saxons, and various other types of Germanic settlers. And if the new colonies get successful enough, it wouldn't take long for the rest of Europe to catch wind of the new continent.
The issue is not arriving in south or North America. Accidental discovery is very possible due to east to west currents from Africa to northern South America / Caribbean. The issue is sailing home with ancient technology ships trying to sail against the currents and winds.Carthaginians trade with and explore West Africa more heavily, and accidentally discover Brazil and gradually the rest of South America. The Romans or Veneti follow in North America.
West European Colonialism usually refers to a specific economic and administrative model starting in the Early Modern Ages (16th Century)lasting until the 20th Century. Colonies however existed for longer. As for colonies in NA obviously people will Point out Vinlander Norse, for Greenland already had been a Norse colony. I suggest Basque possibility, as a seafaring whale hunting people they Had been active in the whole Northern Atlantic and possibly discoverd NA very early.What the earliest north America could be successfully colonized by a European or Asian countries?
Basque New Foundland whaling outposts late Medival Times evolving into a colony.What the earliest north America could be successfully colonized by a European or Asian countries?
Rome, Carthage, and perhaps even Byzantium could do so though sustained contact might not be viable...
I mean, if any ancient civilization could have done it, it would have been Carthage.
They couldn't, they lack the knowledge of winds, currents, even the ships to make transatlantic voyages.
I would say they are shipwreck victims/small enough group to be eventually easily assimilated and IMHO, not count. I suspect there were a few people like that otl that we never heard of.
They had a large freighter that supposedly inspired the Roman Corbata.