The Roman empire radically affected geographical conceptions, evoking new ways of describing the earth and of constructing its history. This book explores the writings of three literary figures of the age—Polybius, Posidonius, and Strabo—and how they used and transformed pre-existing Greek traditions in order to describe the new world of Rome.
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Between Geography and History: Hellenistic Constructions of the Roman World
The Roman empire radically affected geographical conceptions, evoking new ways of describing the earth and of constructing its history. This book explores the writings of three literary figures of the age—Polybius, Posidonius, and Strabo—and how they used and transformed pre-existing Greek traditions in order to describe the new world of Rome.
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Between Geography and History: Hellenistic Constructions of the Roman World
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Between Geography and History: Hellenistic Constructions of the Roman World
420Paperback(Revised ed.)
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199248261 |
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| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication date: | 12/06/2001 |
| Series: | Oxford Classical Monographs |
| Edition description: | Revised ed. |
| Pages: | 420 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.36(w) x 5.38(h) x 0.89(d) |
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