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Title Brill's companion to ancient geography : the inhabited world in Greek and Roman tradition / edited by Serena Bianchetti, Michele R. Cataudella and Hans-Joachim Gehrke.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 490 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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Series Brill's companions in classical studies
Brill's companions in classical studies.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
Preface -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- List of Contributors.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Part 2: Geography between Science and Politics: D. Cartographical Science in Alexandria -- "Revolution" of Ptolemy / Germaine Aujac.
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.
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.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Geography, Ancient.
Geography, Ancient.
Historical geography.
Historical geography.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Added Author Bianchetti, Serena, editor.
Cataudella, Michele R., editor.
Gehrke, Hans-Joachim, editor.
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 (e-book)
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