Geographers of the Ancient Greek World 2 Volume Hardback Set: Selected Texts in Translation

Author: Shipley, D. Graham J.

Edition: New

Number Of Pages: 1240

EAN: 9781009174893

Release Date: 13-06-2024

Package Dimensions: 10.0 x 7.1 x 2.9 inches

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Details: Ancient Greek geographical writing is represented not just by the surviving works of the well-known authors Strabo, Pausanias, and Ptolemy, but also by many other texts dating from the Archaic to the Late Antique period. Most of these texts are, however, hard for non-specialists to find, and many have never been translated into English. This volume, the work of an international team of experts, presents the most important thirty-six texts in new, accurate translations. In addition, there are explanatory notes and authoritative introductions to each text, which offer a new understanding of the individual writings and demonstrate their importance: no longer marginal, but in the mainstream of Greek literature and science. The book includes twenty-eight newly drawn maps, images of the medieval manuscripts in which most of these works survive, and a full Introduction providing a comprehensive survey of the field of Greek and Roman geography.