A Map of the Body, a Map of the Mind: Visualising Geographical Knowledge in the Roman World

A Map of the Body, a Map of the Mind: Visualising Geographical Knowledge in the Roman World
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Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9781803277820
ISBN-13 : 1803277823
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Download or read book A Map of the Body, a Map of the Mind: Visualising Geographical Knowledge in the Roman World written by Iain Ferris and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2024-06-20 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study considers the relationship between geography and power in the Roman world, most particularly the visualisation of geographical knowledge in myriad forms of geography products: geographical treatises, histories, poems, personifications, landscape representations, images of barbarian peoples, maps, itineraries, and imported foodstuffs.


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