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A Guide to the Geography of Pliny the Elder (Hardcover, New edition)
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A Guide to the Geography of Pliny the Elder (Hardcover, New edition)
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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.
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