Greek and Roman maps
by Dilke, Oswald Ashton Wentworth
fromAspects of Greek and Roman Life
"Ptolemy's Geography is the only book on cartography to have survived from the classical period and one of the most influential scientific works of all time. Written in the second century A.D., for more than fifteen centuries it was the most detailed topography of Europe and Asi…
"Ptolemy's Geography is the only book on cartography to have survived from the classical period and one of the most influential scientific works of all time. Written in the second century A.D., for more than fifteen centuries it was the most detailed topography of Europe and Asi…
"Ptolemy's Geography is the only book on cartography to have survived from the classical period and one of the most influential scientific works of all time. Written in the second century A.D., for more than fifteen centuries it was the most detailed topography of Europe and Asi…
Geography in classical antiquity
by Brodersen, Kai, Dueck, Daniela
fromKey themes in ancient history
An introduction to the earliest ideas of geography in antiquity and how much knowledge there was of the physical world.
Geography in classical antiquity
by Brodersen, Kai, Dueck, Daniela
fromKey themes in ancient history
Geography in classical antiquity
by Brodersen, Kai, Dueck, Daniela
fromKey themes in ancient history
An introduction to the earliest ideas of geography in antiquity and how much knowledge there was of the physical world.
Geography in classical antiquity
by Brodersen, Kai, Dueck, Daniela
fromKey themes in ancient history
What were the limits of knowledge of the physical world in Greek and Roman antiquity? How far did travellers get and what did they know about far-away regions? How did they describe foreign countries and peoples? How did they measure the earth, and distances and heights on it? I…
Geography in classical antiquity
by Brodersen, Kai, Dueck, Daniela
fromKey themes in ancient history
"What were the limits of knowledge of the physical world in Greek and Roman antiquity? How far did travellers get and what did they know about far-away regions? How did they describe foreign countries and peoples? How did they measure the earth, and distances and heights on it? …
Geography in classical antiquity
by Brodersen, Kai, Dueck, Daniela
fromKey themes in ancient history