Geographers of the ancient Greek world : selected texts in translation /
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 hav...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2024].
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 volumes (xxxvi, 1190 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781009174893 1009174894 9781009194204 1009194208 9781009184229 1009184229 |