The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought: Geography, Exploration, and Fiction - James S. Romm - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691037882 - October 9, 1994
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For the Greeks and Romans the earth's farthest perimeter was a realm radically different from what they perceived as central and human. This book reveals that the Greeks, and to a somewhat lesser extent the Romans, saw geography not as a branch of physical science but as an important literary genre.


247 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 9, 1994
ISBN13 9780691037882
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 247
Dimensions 143 × 216 × 17 mm   ·   350 g
Language English  

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