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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ISBN
9781139411004
Publisert
2013
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Cambridge University Press
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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