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Roman Geographies of the Nile: From the Late Republic to the Early Empire
Andy Merrills
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hardcover. This book examines the Romans' many representations of the Nile, and what they tell us about geographical understanding in the ancient world. Num Pages: 354 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJH; HBLA1; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 694.
The River Nile fascinated the Romans and appeared in maps, written descriptions, texts, poems and paintings of the developing empire. Tantalised by the unique status of the river, explorers were sent to find the sources of the Nile, while natural philosophers meditated on its deeper metaphysical significance. Andy Merrills' book, Roman Geographies of the Nile, examines the very different images of the river that emerged from these descriptions - from anthropomorphic figures, brought repeatedly into Rome in military triumphs, through the frequently whimsical landscape vignettes from the houses of Pompeii, to the limitless river that spilled through the pages of ... Read more
The River Nile fascinated the Romans and appeared in maps, written descriptions, texts, poems and paintings of the developing empire. Tantalised by the unique status of the river, explorers were sent to find the sources of the Nile, while natural philosophers meditated on its deeper metaphysical significance. Andy Merrills' book, Roman Geographies of the Nile, examines the very different images of the river that emerged from these descriptions - from anthropomorphic figures, brought repeatedly into Rome in military triumphs, through the frequently whimsical landscape vignettes from the houses of Pompeii, to the limitless river that spilled through the pages of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
693g
Number of Pages
354
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107177284
SKU
V9781107177284
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About Andy Merrills
Andy Merrills is a Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Leicester. He is the author of two books: History and Geography in Late Antiquity (Cambridge, 2005), and The Vandals (with Richard Miles, 2010). He has held research fellowships at the University of Cambridge, the University of Wisconsin, Madison, the University of Cincinnati and the University of Sydney. ... Read more
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