Roman Geographies of the Nile
Title | Roman Geographies of the Nile PDF eBook |
Author | Andy Merrills |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 594 |
Release | 2017-01-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1316828662 |
The River Nile fascinated the Romans and appeared in maps, written descriptions, texts, poems and paintings of the developing empire. Tantalised by the unique status of the river, explorers were sent to find the sources of the Nile, while natural philosophers meditated on its deeper metaphysical significance. Andy Merrills' book, Roman Geographies of the Nile, examines the very different images of the river that emerged from these descriptions - from anthropomorphic figures, brought repeatedly into Rome in military triumphs, through the frequently whimsical landscape vignettes from the houses of Pompeii, to the limitless river that spilled through the pages of Lucan's Civil War, and symbolised a conflict - and an empire - without end. Considering cultural and political contexts alongside the other Niles that flowed through the Roman world in this period, this book provides a wholly original interpretation of the deeper significance of geographical knowledge during the later Roman Republic and early Principate.
Roman Geographies of the Nile
Title | Roman Geographies of the Nile PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew H. Merrills |
Publisher | |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | HISTORY |
ISBN | 9781316831632 |
"The River Nile fascinated the Romans and appeared in maps, written descriptions, texts, poems and paintings of the developing empire. Tantalised by the unique status of the river, explorers were sent to find the sources of the Nile, while natural philosophers meditated on its deeper metaphysical significance. Andy Merrills' book, Roman Geographies of the Nile, examines the very different images of the river that emerged from these descriptions - from anthropomorphic figures, brought repeatedly into Rome in military triumphs, through the frequently whimsical landscape vignettes from the houses of Pompeii, to the limitless river that spilled through the pages of Lucan's Civil War, and symbolised a conflict - and an empire - without end. Considering cultural and political contexts alongside the other Niles that flowed through the Roman world in this period, this book provides a wholly original interpretation of the deeper significance of geographical knowledge during the later Roman Republic and early Principate."--Provided by publisher.
Travel and Geography in the Roman Empire
Title | Travel and Geography in the Roman Empire PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Adams |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 267 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134581807 |
The remains of Roman roads are a powerful reminder of the travel and communications system that was needed to rule a vast and diverse empire. Yet few people have questioned just how the Romans - both military and civilians - travelled, or examined their geographical understanding in an era which offered a greatly increased potential for moving around, and a much bigger choice of destinations. This volume provides new perspectives on these issues, and some controversial arguments; for instance, that travel was not limited to the elite, and that maps as we know them did not exist in the empire. The military importance of transport and communication networks is also a focus, as is the imperial post system (cursus publicus), and the logistics and significance of transport in both conquest and administration. With more than forty photographs, maps and illustrations, this collection provides a new understanding of the role and importance of travel, and of the nature of geographical knowledge, in the Roman world,
Geography Matters in Ancient Rome
Title | Geography Matters in Ancient Rome PDF eBook |
Author | Melanie Waldron |
Publisher | Heinemann-Raintree Library |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1484609646 |
Examines how studying the geographical area inhabited by the ancient Romans provides clues to how they lived, their farming techniques, and how they traveled from place to place.
Illiterate Geography in Classical Athens and Rome
Title | Illiterate Geography in Classical Athens and Rome PDF eBook |
Author | Daniela Dueck |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 2020-11-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 100022502X |
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.
A History of Ancient Geography
Title | A History of Ancient Geography PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Herbert Bunbury |
Publisher | |
Pages | 728 |
Release | 1879 |
Genre | Classical geography |
ISBN |
A History of Ancient Geography Among the Greeks and Romans
Title | A History of Ancient Geography Among the Greeks and Romans PDF eBook |
Author | Sir Edward Herbert Bunbury |
Publisher | |
Pages | 820 |
Release | 1879 |
Genre | Classical geography |
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