A guide to the geography of Pliny the Elder / Duane W. Roller, The Ohio State University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roller, Duane W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pliny, the Elder. Naturalis historia.

Pliny.

Pliny, the Elder.

Geography, Ancient--Early works to 1800.

Geography, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 486 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

System Details:

Mode of Access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This is the first thorough English commentary on the geographical books of Pliny the Elder, written in the AD 70s. Pliny's account is the longest in Latin, and represents the geographical knowledge of that era, when the Roman Empire was the dominant force in the Mediterranean world. The work serves both cultural and ideological functions: much of it is topographical, but it also demonstrates the political need to express a geographical basis for the importance of the Roman state. In five books, Pliny covers the entire world as it was known in his era and includes some of the first information on the extremities of the inhabited region, including Scandinavia and the Baltic, eastern Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. The commentary provides a detailed analysis of all the points Pliny raises: his sources, toponyms, and understanding of the place of the earth in the cosmos.

Contents:

Pliny's list of sources

Cosmology

Southern Europe

The Greek peninsula and interior Europe

Africa and Western Asia

The remainder of Asia.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Jul 2022).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108693660 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.