Between Geography and History: Hellenistic Constructions of the Roman World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199248261)

The Roman empire radically affected geographical conceptions, evoking new ways of describing the earth and of constructing its history. This book explores the writings of three literary figures of the age--Polybius, Posidonius, and Strabo--and how they used and transformed pre-existing Greek traditions in order to describe the new world of Rome.

Author: Katherine Clarke
ISBN-10: 0199248265
ISBN-13: 9780199248261
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 12/06/2001
Pages: 420
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 8.36h x 5.38w x 0.89d