Three Ancient Geographical Treatises in Translation - Hanno, the King Nikomedes Periodos, and Avienus

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Duane W. Roller, Roller Duane W.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032112916
• ISBN: 978-1-032-11291-6
• No. of pages: 202
• Weight: 340 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Classical Translations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Travel writing