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Geography in Classical Antiquity

Geography in Classical Antiquity

Dueck, Daniela
Brodersen, Kai

Hardcover

Series: Key Themes in Ancient History

Travel GeneralAncient History General

ISBN10: 0521197880
ISBN13: 9780521197885
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Apr 26 2012
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What were the limits of knowledge of the physical world in Greek and Roman antiquity? How far did travellers get and what did they know about far-away regions? How did they describe foreign countries and peoples? How did they measure the earth, and distances and heights on it? Ideas about the physical and cultural world are a key aspect of ancient history, but until now there has been no up-to-date modern overview of the subject. This book explores the beginnings and development of geographical ideas in Classical antiquity and demonstrates technical methods for describing landscape, topographies and ethnographies. The survey relies on a variety of sources: philosophical and scientific texts but also poems and travelogues; papyrological remains and visual monuments.

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