Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman world : map-by-map directory / edited by Richard J.A. Talbert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947-

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Greco-Roman--Maps.

Civilization, Greco-Roman.

History, Ancient--Maps.

History, Ancient.

Antiquities.

Greece--Antiquities--Maps.

Greece.

Greece--History.

History.

Rome--Antiquities--Maps.

Rome.

Rome--History.

Rome (Empire).

Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman world--Indexes.

Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman world.

Genre:

Maps.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xxi, 1383 pages) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2000.

Summary:

Carolina, Chapel Hill, under the direction of the distinguished ancient historian Richard Talbert, and has been developed with approximately $4.5 million in funding support.

The resulting Barrington Atlas is a reference work of permanent value. It has an exceptionally broad appeal to everyone worldwide with an interest in ancient Greeks and Romans, the lands they penetrated, and the peoples and cultures they encountered in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia Scholars and libraries should find it essential. It is also for students, travelers, lovers of fine cartography, and for anyone eager to retrace Alexander's eastward marches cross the Alps with Hannibal, traverse the Eastern Mediterranean with St. Paul, or ponder the roads, aqueducts, and defense works of the Roman Empire. For the new millennium the Barrington Atlas brings the ancient past back to life in an unforgettably vivid and inspiring way.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0691049459

OCLC:

45084869