Duane W. Roller

Three Ancient Geographical Treatises in Translation (eBook, ePUB)

Hanno, the King Nikomedes Periodos, and Avienus

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This volume is a translation and commentary of three geographers from Greco-Roman antiquity: Hanno of Carthage, from around 500 BC; the Periodos Dedicated to King Nikomedes, from the last half of the second century BC, and Avienus, from the fourth century AD.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000461664
• Artikelnr.: 62613507

Autorenporträt

Duane W. Roller is Professor Emeritus of Classics at the Ohio State University, USA, having received a Ph.D in Classical Archaeology from Harvard University, USA, and is the author of Cleopatra: A Biography, Cleopatra's Daughter and Other Royal Women of the Augustan Era, and Empire of the Black Sea: The Rise and Fall of the Mithridatic World.

Inhaltsangabe

List of maps
Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Carthaginian expansion and exploration
Chapter 2: The Periplous of Hanno
Chapter 3: The Periodos Dedicated to King Nikomedes
Chapter 4: The Ora Maritima of Avienus
Epilogue
Bibliography
Passages cited
Index