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A Guide to the Geography of Pliny the Elder
A Guide to the Geography of Pliny the Elder
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Pliny the Elder's geographical books, written in the AD 70s, provide a detailed account of the world as it was known in his era, including information on the extremities of the inhabited region. This commentary, written in the 70s, serves both cultural and ideological functions, providing a detailed analysis of Pliny's sources, toponyms, and understanding of the place of the earth in the cosmos.
Format: Hardback
Length: 500 pages
Publication date: 28 July 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
This is the first thorough English commentary on the geographical books of Pliny the Elder, written in the AD 70s. Pliny's account is the longest in Latin and represents the geographical knowledge of that era, when the Roman Empire was the dominant force in the Mediterranean world. The work serves both cultural and ideological functions: much of it is topographical, but it also demonstrates the political need to express a geographical basis for the importance of the Roman state. In five books, Pliny covers the entire world as it was known in his era and includes some of the first information on the extremities of the inhabited region, including Scandinavia and the Baltic, eastern Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. The commentary provides a detailed analysis of all the points Pliny raises: his sources, toponyms, and understanding of the place of the earth in the cosmos.
Pliny's account is the longest in Latin and represents the geographical knowledge of that era, when the Roman Empire was the dominant force in the Mediterranean world.
The work serves both cultural and ideological functions: much of it is topographical, but it also demonstrates the political need to express a geographical basis for the importance of the Roman state.
In five books, Pliny covers the entire world as it was known in his era and includes some of the first information on the extremities of the inhabited region, including Scandinavia and the Baltic, eastern Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa.
The commentary provides a detailed analysis of all the points Pliny raises: his sources, toponyms, and understanding of the place of the earth in the cosmos.
Weight: 840g
Dimension: 234 x 158 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108481809
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