Duane W. Roller

The Geographical Guide of Ptolemy of Alexandria (eBook, ePUB)

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• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This volume offers a detailed study of Ptolemy of Alexandria's Geographical Guide, whose eight books contain a wealth of geographical information unavailable elsewhere and represent the culmination of the Greco-Roman discipline of geography.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000992410
• Artikelnr.: 69167817

Autorenporträt

Duane W. Roller is professor emeritus of classics at the Ohio State University. He received his PhD from Harvard University, and is the author of numerous academic books, including Cleopatra: A Biography and Empire of the Black Sea. He spent 34 years in archaeological field work in the eastern Mediterranean and was the recipient of four Fulbright awards.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Ptolemy and the Geographical Guide
2. Ptolemy's Introduction to the Guide
3. Northern, Central, and Western Europe
4. Italia and Eastern Europe
5. Libya
6. Asia
7. The Final Portion of the Guide.