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Strabo's cultural geography : the making of a kolossourgia /
Strabo of Amasia's Geography observes the world of the Augustan period. This volume explores a wide range of questions addressed in the Geography and offers different approaches for their study. Written by an international team of scholars, it is essential reading for students of ancient histor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Maps; Illustrations; Tables; Figures; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Kolossourgia. 'A colossal statue of a work'; CHAPTER 2 Reflections of philosophy: Strabo and geographical sources; CHAPTER 3 Who is a barbarian? The barbarians in the ethnological and cultural taxonomies of Strabo; CHAPTER 4 Gender at the crossroads of empire: locating women in Strabo's Geography; CHAPTER 5 Strabo and Homer: a chapter in cultural history; CHAPTER 6 Strabo's use of poetry.