| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 286 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-275) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Maps; Illustrations; Tables; Figures; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Kolossourgia. 'A colossal statue of a work'; CHAPTER 2 Reflections of philosophy: Strabo and geographical sources; CHAPTER 3 Who is a barbarian? The barbarians in the ethnological and cultural taxonomies of Strabo; CHAPTER 4 Gender at the crossroads of empire: locating women in Strabo's Geography; CHAPTER 5 Strabo and Homer: a chapter in cultural history; CHAPTER 6 Strabo's use of poetry. |
| Summary |
Strabo of Amasia's Geography observes the world of the Augustan period. This volume explores a wide range of questions addressed in the Geography and offers different approaches for their study. Written by an international team of scholars, it is essential reading for students of ancient history and ancient geography. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Strabo. Geography.
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Geography (Strabo) |
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Geographica. |
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Rome -- History -- Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.
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Rome -- History -- Tiberius, 14-37.
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| Chronological Term |
30 B.C.-37 A.D |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Aufsatzsammlung.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Dueck, Daniela, 1965-
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Lindsay, Hugh, 1956-
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Pothecary, Sarah, 1958-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Strabo's cultural geography. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005 0521853060 (DLC) 2006296157 (OCoLC)61757133 |
| ISBN |
0511145926 |
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9780511145926 |
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0511146361 |
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9780511146367 |
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9780511146947 (electronic book) |
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0511146949 (electronic book) |
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1280431717 |
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9781280431715 |
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9786610431717 |
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661043171X |
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0521853060 (Cloth) |
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9780521853064 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
9780521853064 |
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