Egypt, Greece, and Rome - A History of Space and Places

This book examines how three different ways of interacting with the surrounding world were shaped by their physical context in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome; where things are shapes how things are. Suitable for students and scholars interested in the relationship between history and geography.

Sommario

Introduction 1 . Limits 2. Ancient Egypt 3. Ancient Greece 4. Ancient Rome 5. Recontextualisations

Info autore

Corinna Rossi is Associate Professor of Egyptology at Politecnico di Milano (Italy). She graduated in architecture in Napoli (Italy) and specialised in Egyptology at Cambridge (UK). She is the author of Architecture and Mathematics in Ancient Egypt and the co-author of North Kharga Oasis Survey: Explorations in Egypt’s Western Desert.

Riassunto

This book examines how three different ways of interacting with the surrounding world were shaped by their physical context in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome; where things are shapes how things are. Suitable for students and scholars interested in the relationship between history and geography.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Corinna Rossi, Rossi Corinna
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032186016
• ISBN: 978-1-032-18601-6
• Pagine: 140
• Peso: 260 g
• Illustrazioni: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Serie: Routledge Focus on Classical Studies
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria, mondo antico; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology, Ancient Rome, European history: the Romans