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The periphery of the classical world in ancient geography and cartography / edited by Alexander V. Podossinov.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Colloquia Antiqua (Series) ; 12.
- Colloquia Antiqua ; 12
- Language:
- English
- French
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Classical geography.
- Geography, Ancient.
- Cartography--History.
- Cartography.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 164 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leuven, Belgium : Peeters, 2014.
- Language Note:
- In English, one French and two German contributions.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction: the Periphery of the Classical World as Seen from the Centre. Mastering the Oikoumene / Alexander V. Podossinov Podossinov, Alexander V. 1
- Chapter 2 Sail-free via Malea (υπερ Μαλεαν): the Wind from Kaikos in the Cultural and Military Context of the Eastern Mediterranean of the Second Half of the 2nd Millennium BC / Nikolai N. Kazansky Kazansky, Nikolai N. 7
- Chapter 3 Centre et périphérie dans les mappemondes grecques / Francesco Pronetera Pronetera, Francesco 13
- Chapter 4 Mapping the Edges the Earth: Approaches and Cartographical Problems / Pascal Arnaud Arnaud, Pascal 31
- Chapter 5 The Oxus and the Caspian Sea in the Ancient Geography of the Classical World / Igor V. Pyankov Pyankov, Igor V. 59
- Chapter 6 Figueren eines Erdteils: Das Afrika der Alten / Pietro Janni Janni, Pietro 67
- Chapter 7 Pomponius Mela's Chorography and Hellenistic Scientific Geography / Dmitry A. Shcheglov Shcheglov, Dmitry A. 77
- Chapter 8 Die Alexandergründungen in den Nordiranischen Ländern im Lichte der geographischen Tradition der Antike / Marek Jan Olbrycht Olbrycht, Marek Jan 95
- Chapter 9 The Northern Black Sea Region in the Geography of Strabo / Lubov I. Gratsianskaya Gratsianskaya, Lubov I. 123
- Chapter 10 The Indians in Northern Europe? On the Ancient Roman Notion of the Configuration of Eurasia / Alexander V. Podossinov Podossinov, Alexander V. 133
- Chapter 11 Goidelic Hydronyms in Ptolemy's Geography: Myth behind the Name / Grigory V. Bondarenko Bondarenko, Grigory V. 147.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9042929235
- 9789042929234
- OCLC:
- 877364089
- Publisher Number:
- 99959509048
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