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Illiterate Geography in Classical Athens and Rome (Hardcover): Daniela Dueck Illiterate Geography in Classical Athens and Rome (Hardcover)
Daniela Dueck
R3,877 Discovery Miles 38 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This study is devoted to the channels through which geographic knowledge circulated in classical societies outside of textual transmission. It explores understanding of geography among the non-elites, as opposed to scholarly and scientific geography solely in written form which was the province of a very small number of learned people. It deals with non-literary knowledge of geography, geography not derived from texts, as it was available to people, educated or not, who did not read geographic works. This main issue is composed of two central questions: how, if at all, was geographic data available outside of textual transmission and in contexts in which there was no need to write or read? And what could the public know of geography? In general, three groups of sources are relevant to this quest: oral communications preserved in writing; public non-textual performances; and visual artefacts and monuments. All of these are examined as potential sources for the aural and visual geographic knowledge of Greco-Roman publics. This volume will be of interest to anyone working on geography in the ancient world and to those studying non-elite culture.

The Routledge Companion to Strabo (Paperback): Daniela Dueck The Routledge Companion to Strabo (Paperback)
Daniela Dueck
R1,352 Discovery Miles 13 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Routledge Companion to Strabo explores the works of Strabo of Amasia (c. 64 BCE - c. CE 24), a Greek author writing at the prime of Roman expansion and political empowerment. While his earlier historiographical composition is almost entirely lost, his major opus of the Geography includes an encyclopaedic look at the entire world known at the time: numerous ethnographic, topographic, historical, mythological, botanical, and zoological details, and much more. This volume offers various insights to the literary and historical context of the man and his world. The Companion, in twenty-eight chapters written by an international group of scholars, examines several aspects of Strabo's personality, the political and scholarly environment in which he was active, his choices as an author, and his ideas of history and geography. This selection of ongoing Strabonian studies is an invaluable resource not just for students and scholars of Strabo himself, but also for anyone interested in ancient geography and in the world of the early Roman Empire.

Strabo of Amasia - A Greek Man of Letters in Augustan Rome (Paperback): Daniela Dueck Strabo of Amasia - A Greek Man of Letters in Augustan Rome (Paperback)
Daniela Dueck
R1,325 Discovery Miles 13 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Strabo of Amasia offers an intellectual biography of Strabo, a Greek man of letters, set against the political and cultural background of Augustan Rome. It offers the first full-scale interpretation of the man and his life in English. It emphasises the place and importance of Strabo's Geography and of geography itself within these intellectual circles. It argues for a deeper understanding of the fusion of Greek and Roman elements in the culture of the Roman Empire. Though he wrote in Greek, Strabo must be regarded as an 'Augustan' writer like Virgil or Livy.

Strabo of Amasia - A Greek Man of Letters in Augustan Rome (Hardcover): Daniela Dueck Strabo of Amasia - A Greek Man of Letters in Augustan Rome (Hardcover)
Daniela Dueck
R3,888 Discovery Miles 38 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Strabo of Amasia offers an intellectual biography of Strabo, a Greek man of letters, set against the political and cultural background of Augustan Rome. It offers the first full-scale interpretation of the man and his life in English. It emphasises the place and importance of Strabo's Geography and of geography itself within these intellectual circles. It argues for a deeper understanding of the fusion of Greek and Roman elements in the culture of the Roman Empire. Though he wrote in Greek, Strabo must be regarded as an 'Augustan' writer like Virgil or Livy.

eBook available with sample pages: EB:0203462181

Geography in Classical Antiquity (Hardcover, New): Daniela Dueck Geography in Classical Antiquity (Hardcover, New)
Daniela Dueck; Contributions by Kai Brodersen
R2,101 Discovery Miles 21 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

Strabo's Cultural Geography - The Making of a Kolossourgia (Paperback): Daniela Dueck, Hugh Lindsay, Sarah Pothecary Strabo's Cultural Geography - The Making of a Kolossourgia (Paperback)
Daniela Dueck, Hugh Lindsay, Sarah Pothecary
R1,164 Discovery Miles 11 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Strabo of Amasia, a Greek geographer of the Augusto-Tiberian period, observed the Roman world of his time. He collected his observations in his magnum opus, the Geography, which he described as a 'Kolossourgia', a colossal statue of a work. This term reflects not only the work's size in seventeen books, but also its multi-faceted nature, composed of many different elements like the detailing on a statue. In this 2005 volume an international team of Strabo scholars explores those details, discussing the cultural, political, historical and geographical questions addressed in the Geography. The collection offers a number of different approaches to the study of Strabo, from traditional literary and historical perspectives to newer material and feminist readings. These diverse themes and approaches inform each other to provide a wide-ranging exploration of Strabo's work, making the book essential reading for students of ancient history and ancient geography.

Strabo's Cultural Geography - The Making of a Kolossourgia (Hardcover): Daniela Dueck, Hugh Lindsay, Sarah Pothecary Strabo's Cultural Geography - The Making of a Kolossourgia (Hardcover)
Daniela Dueck, Hugh Lindsay, Sarah Pothecary
R2,308 R1,636 Discovery Miles 16 360 Save R672 (29%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Strabo of Amasia, a Greek geographer of the Augusto-Tiberian period, observed the Roman world of his time. He collected his observations in his magnum opus, the Geography, which he described as a 'Kolossourgia', a colossal statue of a work. This term reflects not only the work's size in seventeen books, but also its multi-faceted nature, composed of many different elements like the detailing on a statue. In this 2005 volume an international team of Strabo scholars explores those details, discussing the cultural, political, historical and geographical questions addressed in the Geography. The collection offers a number of different approaches to the study of Strabo, from traditional literary and historical perspectives to newer material and feminist readings. These diverse themes and approaches inform each other to provide a wide-ranging exploration of Strabo's work, making the book essential reading for students of ancient history and ancient geography.

The Routledge Companion to Strabo (Hardcover): Daniela Dueck The Routledge Companion to Strabo (Hardcover)
Daniela Dueck
R6,290 Discovery Miles 62 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Routledge Companion to Strabo explores the works of Strabo of Amasia (c. 64 BCE - c. CE 24), a Greek author writing at the prime of Roman expansion and political empowerment. While his earlier historiographical composition is almost entirely lost, his major opus of the Geography includes an encyclopaedic look at the entire world known at the time: numerous ethnographic, topographic, historical, mythological, botanical, and zoological details, and much more. This volume offers various insights to the literary and historical context of the man and his world. The Companion, in twenty-eight chapters written by an international group of scholars, examines several aspects of Strabo's personality, the political and scholarly environment in which he was active, his choices as an author, and his ideas of history and geography. This selection of ongoing Strabonian studies is an invaluable resource not just for students and scholars of Strabo himself, but also for anyone interested in ancient geography and in the world of the early Roman Empire.

Geography in Classical Antiquity (Paperback, New): Daniela Dueck Geography in Classical Antiquity (Paperback, New)
Daniela Dueck; Contributions by Kai Brodersen
R760 Discovery Miles 7 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

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