UID:
almafu_9961442664002883
Format:
1 online resource (pages xiii, 632-1190) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-009-20718-0
,
1-009-18423-7
Content:
Ancient Greek geographical writing is represented not just by the surviving works of the well-known authors Strabo, Pausanias, and Ptolemy, but also by many other texts dating from the Archaic to the Late Antique period. Most of these texts are, however, hard for non-specialists to find, and many have never been translated into English. This volume, the work of an international team of experts, presents the most important thirty-six texts in new, accurate translations. In addition, there are explanatory notes and authoritative introductions to each text, which offer a new understanding of the individual writings and demonstrate their importance: no longer marginal, but in the mainstream of Greek literature and science. The book includes twenty-eight newly drawn maps, images of the medieval manuscripts in which most of these works survive, and a full Introduction providing a comprehensive survey of the field of Greek and Roman geography.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 Mar 2024).
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-009-18422-9
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009184236
