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Between Geography and History: Hellenistic Constructions of the Roman World
Author(s): Katherine Clarke (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
- Publication Date: 6 Dec. 2001
- Edition: Revised ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 424 pages
- ISBN-10: 0199248265
- ISBN-13: 9780199248261
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
A fresh, lively and orginal study of three writers of antiquity who dealt with geographical as well as historical themes. ― Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Classicists will find Clarke’s detailed approach extremely gratifying. ―
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
