| Brill's Companion to Ancient Geography: The Inhabited World in Greek and Roman Tradition Contributor(s): Bianchetti, Serena (Editor), Cataudella, Michele (Editor), Gehrke, Hans-Joachim (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004285113 ISBN-13: 9789004285118 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $229.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - History | Ancient - General - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 913 |
| LCCN: 2015029111 |
| Series: Brill's Companions to Classical Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.58 lbs) 508 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Brill's Companion to Ancient Geography edited by S. Bianchetti, M. R. Cataudella, H. J. Gehrke is the first collection of studies on historical geography of the ancient world that focuses on a selection of topics considered crucial for understanding the development of geographical thought. In this work, scholars, all of whom are specialists in a variety of fields, examine the interaction of humans with their environment and try to reconstruct the representations of the inhabited world in the works of ancient historians, scientists, and cartographers. Topics include: Eudoxus, Dicaearchus, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus, Agatharchides, Agrippa, Strabo, Pliny and Solinus, Ptolemy, and the Peutinger Map. Other issues are also discussed such as onomastics, the boundaries of states, Pythagorism, sacred itineraries, measurement systems, and the Holy Land. |