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020			_a9781139027014 (ebook)
020			_z9780521197885 (hardback)
020			_z9780521120258 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aG84 _b.D84 2012
082	0	0	_a910.937 _223
100	1		_aDueck, Daniela, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aGeography in Classical Antiquity / _cDaniela Dueck ; with contributions by Kai Brodersen.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (160 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aKey Themes in Ancient History
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aWhat 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.
650		0	_aClassical geography
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521197885
830		0	_aKey Themes in Ancient History.
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139027014
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38559 _d38559