The Description of the World (Chorographia), written by Pomponius Mela, was last translated into English over 400 years ago, and is the earliest surviving geographical work in Latin. Although first published at the height of the Roman Empire, in roughly 44 C.E., Pomponius Mela's work circulated during Europe's great Age of Exploration. His description is in the form of a voyage around the three "known" continents--Africa, Asia, and Europe. Mela integrates geographical description with more familiar historical, cultural, and mythological information. F. E. Romer's translation and commentary on this work help the reader to appreciate the intellectual and physical shape of the ancient world as Mela and the Romans perceived it.Frank Romer's introduction assesses Mela as a literary and geographic writer, while his translation matches Mela's style. Mela knows of the Chinese and reports geographical and cultural information about Sri Lanka and India, as well as Mediterranean and European locales that are less remote to his experience. The outer edges of all the continents, including Europe, however, remained unfamiliar to the Romans, and it is on the inhabited world's outer edges that the creatures of legend and mythology were believed to live. Romer's commentary clarifies specific ideas raised in the text. He identifies and explains issues, and he points the reader to ancient sources and modern studies.This new study will intrigue students and teachers of ancient history. This edition of Mela's geography will be of interest to map lovers, historians, classicists, and anyone interested in history of travel, geography, and education.F.E. Romer is Professor and Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, East Carolina University. He is the author of numerous articles and has received awards for both his writing and teaching.

Pomponius Mela's Description of the World

History

Mela, Pomponius

Romer, F. E.

Americas

Univ of Michigan Pr

Pomponii Melae Libri Tres De Situ Orbis (1700)

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Literary

Kessinger Publishing

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De Situ Orbis (1646) (Latin Edition)

Solinus, C. Julius

Pomponij Melae Castigationes In Pomponium Melam Geographum Eminentissimu (1543) (Latin Edition)

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++British LibraryT124052With an index. Edited by John Reinold.Iscæ Dunmoniorum : typis Farleanis: apud Philippum Bishop, 1711. [2],64,[26]p.,plates : maps ; 4°

Pomponii Melæ De situ orbis libri tres, ad omnium Angliæ & Hiberniæ codicum MSS. fidem, summa cura & diligentia recogniti & collati; ... (Latin Edition)

World

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Pomponii Mel] de Situ Orbis Libri Tres, Ad Omnium Angli] & Hiberni] Codicum Mss. Fidem, ... Tabulisque, ... Nunc Primum Illustrati. Opera Et Studio ... Editio Altera. (English and Latin Edition)

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Pomponii Melae de Chorographia Libri Tres (Arabic Edition)

Nabu Press

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