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Between Geography and History

Katherine Clarke
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      The late Hellenistic period witnessed the rise of an imperial power whose dominion extended across almost the whole known world. The Roman empire radically affected geographical conceptions, evoking new ways of describing the earth and of constructing its history. Katherine Clarke explores the writings of three literary figures of the age - "The History" of Polybius, two fragmentary works of Posidonius, and "The Universal Geography" of Strabo. Analysis in terms of the philosophical concepts of time and space reveals the generic fluidity of such "geographical" and "historical" works. Furthermore, these broadly conceived accounts are shown to be appropriate literary media for the response to Roman power. They use, but transform, pre-existing Greek traditions in order to describe the new world of Rome, making them fitting products of a transitional age. This book provides an approach to Roman imperialism by considering its impact on historiography and geographical thought.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Katherine Clarke EAN: 9780199248261 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 501 g HEIGHT: 213 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2001-09-27 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Ancient / Rome WIDTH: 136 cm SPINE:

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      Ancient Rome, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient history, European history

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      The late Hellenistic period witnessed the rise of an imperial power whose dominion extended across almost the whole known world. The Roman empire radically affected geographical conceptions, evoking new ways of describing the earth and of constructing its history. Katherine Clarke explores the writings of three literary figures of the age - "The History" of Polybius, two fragmentary works of Posidonius, and "The Universal Geography" of Strabo. Analysis in terms of the philosophical concepts of time and space reveals the generic fluidity of such "geographical" and "historical" works. Furthermore, these broadly conceived accounts are shown to be appropriate literary media for the response to Roman power. They use, but transform, pre-existing Greek traditions in order to describe the new world of Rome, making them fitting products of a transitional age. This book provides an approach to Roman imperialism by considering its impact on historiography and geographical thought.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Katherine Clarke EAN: 9780199248261 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 501 g HEIGHT: 213 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2001-09-27 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Ancient / Rome WIDTH: 136 cm SPINE:

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      Ancient Rome, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient history, European history

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