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1 online resource (xviii, 490 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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Brill's companions in classical studies |
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Brill's companions in classical studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCOhost, viewed January 20, 2016); 2016 date from PDF title page verso copyright statement, while CIP in PDF and EBSCOhost web page description list 2015). |
| Contents |
Part 1. Geography before geography. Persian geography and the Ionians: Herodotus / Reinhold Bichler ; The sea of the Greeks and Romans / Pietro Janni ; The concept of "Magna Graecia" and the Pythagoreans / Gianfranco Maddoli ; Systems of borders in Ancient Greece / Giovanna Daverio Rocchi ; The "Revolution" of Alexander the Great: Old and new in the world's view / Hans-Joachim Gehrke ; Geographical description and historical narrative in the tradition on Alexander's expedition / Veronica Bucciantini -- part 2. Geography between science and politics. A. Geographical Science: Some scientific approaches: Eudoxus of Cnidus and Dicaearchus of Messene / Michele R. Cataudella ; The "Invention" of geography: Eratosthenes of Cyrene / Serena Bianchetti ; Progress in the sciences: Astronomy and Hipparchus / Klaus Geus ; B. The thought of the farthest horizon in the Greek and Roman tradition: The Indian Ocean from Agatharchides of Cnidus to the Periplus Maris Erythraei / Didier Marcotte ; The so-called confusion between India and Ethiopia: The Eastern and Southern edges of the inhabited world from the Greco-Roman perspective / Pierre Schneider ; C. Geography and politics in the Roman Empire: Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and his geographical work / Pascal Arnaud ; The Romans and the world's measure / Anne Kolb -- Strabo's Geography / Francesco Prontera ; News from the East? Roman-age geographers and the Pontus Euxinus / Eckart Olshausen ; Rome and Iberia: The making of a cultural geography / Gonzalo Cruz Andreotti ; The geographies of Pliny and his "Ape" Solinus / Kai Brodersen ; D. Cartographical science in Alexandria: The "Revolution" of Ptolemy / Germaine Aujac -- part 3. Geographical rebounds. The Tabula Peutingeriana and antique cartography / Michael Rathmann ; Geography and religion: The lists of the Thearodokoi / Emilio Galvagno ; Eusebius and the representation of the Holy Land / Jan R. Stenger. |
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Preface -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- List of Contributors. |
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Part 1: Geography before Geography: Persian Geography and the Ionians: Herodotus / Reinhold Bichler -- Sea of the Greeks and Romans / Pietro Janni -- Concept of "Magna Graecia" and the Pythagoreans / Gianfranco Maddoli -- Systems of Borders in Ancient Greece / Giovanna Daverio Rocchi -- "Revolution" of Alexander the Great: Old and New in the World's View / Hans-Joachim Gehrke -- Geographical Description and Historical Narrative in the Tradition on Alexander's Expedition / Veronica Bucciantini. |
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Part 2: Geography between Science and Politics: A: Geographical Science: Some Scientific Approaches: Eudoxus of Cnidus and Dicaearchus of Messene / Michele R. Cataudella -- "Invention" of Geography: Eratosthenes of Cyrene / Serena Bianchetti -- Progress in the Sciences: Astronomy and Hipparchus / Klaus Geus. |
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Part 2: Geography between Science and Politics: B. The Thought of the Farthest Horizon in the Greek and Roman Tradition -- Indian Ocean from Agatharchides of Cnidus to the Periplus Maris Erythraei / Didier Marcotte -- So-called Confusion between India and Ethiopia: The Eastern and Southern Edges of the Inhabited World from the Greco-Roman Perspective / Pierre Schneider. |
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Part 2: Geography between Science and Politics: C. Geography and Politics in the Roman Empire -- Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and his Geographical Work / Pascal Arnaud -- Romans and the World's Measure / Anne Kolb -- Strabo's Geography / Francesco Prontera -- News from the East? Roman-Age Geographers and the Pontus Euxinus / Eckart Olshausen -- Rome and Iberia: The Making of a Cultural Geography / Gonzalo Cruz Andreotti -- Geographies of Pliny and his 'Ape' Solinus / Kai Brodersen. |
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Part 2: Geography between Science and Politics: D. Cartographical Science in Alexandria -- "Revolution" of Ptolemy / Germaine Aujac. |
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Part 3: Geographical Rebounds -- Tabula Peutingeriana and Antique Cartography / Michael Rathmann -- Geography and Religion: The Lists of the Thearodokoi / Emilio Galvagno -- Eusebius and the Representation of the Holy Land / Jan R. Stenger. |
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Bibliography -- Index of Geographical Names -- Index Locorum -- Index of Personal Names and Selected Technical Terms. |
| Summary |
Brill's Companion to Ancient Geography is the first collection of studies on historical geography of the ancient world that focuses on topics considered crucial for understanding the development of geographical thought. |
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Geography, Ancient.
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Historical geography.
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TRAVEL -- Essays & Travelogues.
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Geography, Ancient. (OCoLC)fst00940567
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Historical geography. (OCoLC)fst00958122
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Antike.
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Geografie.
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| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Added Author |
Bianchetti, Serena, editor.
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Cataudella, Michele R., editor.
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Gehrke, Hans-Joachim, editor.
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| Added Title |
Companion to ancient geography : the inhabited world in Greek and Roman tradition |
| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Brill's companion to ancient geography. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2015 9789004285118 (DLC) 2015029111 (OCoLC)918616408 |
| ISBN |
9789004284715 (electronic book) |
