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.
| ISBN: | 9780521197885 |
| Publication date: | 26th April 2012 |
| Author: | Daniela BarIlan University, Israel Dueck, Kai Universität Erfurt, Germany Brodersen |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Series: | Key Themes in Ancient History |
| Genres: |
Ancient history Historical geography |
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.
Geography in Classical Antiquity features in the following genres: Ancient history, Historical geography
Geography in Classical Antiquity is available in Paperback, Hardback
Geography in Classical Antiquity was written by Daniela BarIlan University, Israel Dueck, Kai Universität Erfurt, Germany Brodersen and published by Cambridge University Press
Geography in Classical Antiquity has 160 pages
Yes it is part of Key Themes in Ancient History series
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