Geography in Classical Antiquity |
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| Author:
| Dueck, Daniela |
| Contribution by:
| Brodersen, Kai |
| Series title: | Key Themes in Ancient History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-12025-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $45.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.