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New Directions in the Study of Ancient Geography / edited by Duane W. Roller.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Publications of the Association of Ancient Historians.
- Publications of the Association of Ancient Historians Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Classical geography.
- Geography, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (205 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, PA : The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- This volume brings together five essays that represent the latest directions in the study of geography in classical antiquity.Arranged chronologically, these contributions cover several centuries and cultures, ranging from ancient Mesopotamia to the Roman Empire and deal with topics such as ancient cosmology, literary interpretations of.
- Contents:
- COVER Front
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Kozy Kosmos of Early Cosmology
- Chapter 2: Timosthenes of Rhodes
- Chapter 3: The Politics of Cartography: Foundlings, Founders, Swashbucklers, and Epic Shields
- Chapter 4: Tracing the Orbis terrarum from Tingentera
- Chapter 5: Mutuo metu aut montibus: Mapping Environmental Determinism in the Germania of Tacitus
- Bibliography
- Index Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-64602-035-9
- OCLC:
- 1528361372
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