Geography in Classical Antiquity by Daniela Dueck
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? Ideas about the physical and cultural world are a key aspect of ancient history, but until now there has been no up-to-date modern overview of the subject. This book explores the beginnings and development of geographical ideas in Classical antiquity and demonstrates technical methods for describing landscape, topographies and ethnographies. The survey relies on a variety of sources: philosophical and scientific texts but also poems and travelogues; papyrological remains and visual monuments.-
Religions of the Ancient Greeks
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Sport and Society in Ancient Greece
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Roman Law in Context
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Law, Violence, and Community in Classical Athens
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Slavery and Society at Rome
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Language and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds
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Literacy and Orality in Ancient Greece
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Christianity and Roman Society
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Roman Political Thought
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The Social History of Roman Art
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Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greece
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Politics in the Roman Republic
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Ancient Greek Political Thought in Practice
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Space and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds
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Money in Classical Antiquity
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Banking and Business in the Roman World
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Ancient Greek Democracies
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Medicine and Empire in the Roman World
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Warfare in the Roman World
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Empire and Political Cultures in the Roman World
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Science Writing in Greco-Roman Antiquity
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Trade in Classical Antiquity
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Law and Crime in the Roman World
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Friendship in the Classical World
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Domestic Space in Classical Antiquity
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Technology and Culture in Greek and Roman Antiquity
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Public Order in Ancient Rome
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The Ancient City
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Food and Society in Classical Antiquity
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Asceticism in the Graeco-Roman World
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The Roman Empire and World History
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Risk in the Roman World
'It is a demanding challenge to digest and synthesize the multiple developments, controversies, and discoveries, especially when all is still far from said and doneDaniela Dueck merits our gratitude, therefore, for rising to the task and … for crafting such a valuable, wide-ranging overview.' Richard J. A. Talbert, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
'This concise and clearly organized volume is a suitable introduction to this fascinating topic for the educated layperson, or a handy text around which to build an undergraduate course. Dueck's argument is well grounded in primary evidence and she provides generous excerpts of pertinent and interesting texts throughout.' Georgia L. Irby, Ancient History Bulletin Online Reviews
'This concise and clearly organized volume is a suitable introduction to this fascinating topic for the educated layperson, or a handy text around which to build an undergraduate course. Dueck's argument is well grounded in primary evidence and she provides generous excerpts of pertinent and interesting texts throughout.' Georgia L. Irby, Ancient History Bulletin Online Reviews
Daniela Dueck is a senior lecturer in the Department of History at Bar Ilan University. Kai Brodersen is President of the University of Erfurt and holds the Chair of Ancient Culture.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521197885 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521197880 |
| Title | Geography in Classical Antiquity |
| Author | Daniela Dueck |
| Series | Key Themes In Ancient History |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2012-04-26 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
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