The loeb edition also provides a thorough bibliography, including a very summary discussion of the principal manuscripts. Claudius ptolemaeus, known as ptolemy, was a grecoroman citizen in alexandria, egypt, who lived between roughly 100 and 170 a. A best seller both in the age of luxurious manuscripts and in that of print, ptolemy s geography became immensely influential. The geography consists of three sections, divided among 8 books. Claudius ptolemaeus circa 100circa 170, known as ptolemy, was an astronomer, mathematician, and geographer of greek descent who lived and worked in the egyptian city of alexandria.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Mar 24, 2019 the final volume of geography was ptolemy s atlas, featuring maps that utilized his grid system and maps that placed north at the top of the map, a cartographic convention that ptolemy created. Translation on lacus curtius, loeb classical library, 1916. Bevans 1927 classic the house of ptolemy on bill thayers lacus curtius. It is in book 7 of strabos text that we find reference to this area of europe. Delos sacred port and commercial port ancient ports. The bill thayer web site, lacus curtius and as 1 contains extra explanations and many translations of other greek and roman latin texts. At times, they apparently moved to the danube frontier with rome. Mar 01, 2011 geography of claudius ptolemy, originally titled geographia and written in the second century, is a depiction of the geography of the roman empire at the time. No signs are necessary for b, since no b is west of the bi. Claudius ptolemy was born in about the year 100 ad, almost certainly in egypt. We must also be aware that it is through strabo that we know of the writings of eratosthenes, as the actual original text of eratosthenes is lost to us. A polymath of enormous repute with influences across the sciences, ptolemy is identified varyingly as an astronomer, a mathematician, a geographer and.
Claudius ptolemys geography ptolemys work consists of a list of 6345 place names in the roman empire of the 2 nd c. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 1, chapter. Tcp the annals of the world deduced from the origin of. Geography of claudius ptolemy, originally titled geographia and written in the second century, is a depiction of the geography of the roman empire at the time. He lived in egypt under roman rule, and is believed to have been born in the town of ptolemais hermiou in the thebaid. George wittss archaeological handbook of gloucestershire. His monumental work, the guide to geography geographike hyphegesis, was produced in eight volumes. The final volume of geography was ptolemy s atlas, featuring maps that utilized his grid system and maps that placed north at the top of the map, a cartographic convention that ptolemy created. Introduction ptolemys geography is a treatise on cartography, the only book on that subject to have survived from classical antiquity. Its translation into arabic in the 9th century and latin in 1406 was highly influe. Each place is located with latitude and longitude aiming at enabling a reconstruction of the complete map of the world he was living in, but it is believed that he probably never. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. Strabo, the greatest predecessor of ptolemys geography, did not know. He lived in the metropolis of alexandria on egypts mediterranean coast.
Most of the chapters from ptolemy s geography are accompanied by maps 18 so far, bibliographic notes including references to the texts of pliny the elder and strabo, and links to the roman gazetteer and related websites. Chapters xi to xv concerning eur ope and book v and. Ptolemy, geography in latin, translated by jacopo dangelo da. The text of ptolemys geography was translated into latin by 140609 by jacopo angeli da scarperia and dedicated successively to popes gregory xii and alexander v.
In his geography, ptolemy gathered all the geographic knowledge possessed by the grecoroman world. Finally the book has a set of 26 beautiful regional maps as well as a world map in three projections, based on the newly constituted text, but drawn in the tradition of the medieval manuscript maps. Most of the chapters from ptolemys geography are accompanied by maps 18 so. Full text of the geography of ptolemy elucidated see other formats.
The annals of the world deduced from the origin of time, and continued to the beginning of the emperour vespasians reign, and the totall destruction and abolition of the temple and commonwealth of the jews. The cosmography of ptolemy, latin translation by ja. Vignette titlepage, reproducing 27 maps of the codex ebnerianus, a manuscript of ptolemy s geography at the new york public library, prepared by donnus nicolaus germanus, the ruysch map of the world from the 1508 printed edition, and laurent fries new world map from 1522, other illustrations. A polymath of enormous repute with influences across the sciences, ptolemy is identified varyingly as an astronomer, a mathematician, a geographer and cartographer. Maps based on this translation followed independently within less than twenty years. As it is known, the importance of ptolemys geographia had declined for almost 10 centuries coming back in th c. The next six volumes carried a list of the names of some 8,000 places and their approximate latitudes and. Bevans house of ptolemy i like to think that there are 114 books on my site 62 primary ancient sources or authors, 29 modern works on the old world, 23 works on american history yes, a large american history site too. Ptolemy mentions a second town, ratiatum modern reze. Tcp the annals of the world deduced from the origin of time. Michael park focuses on the battle of gabiene, while, concentrating on an even smaller subject, christian koepfer describes the sarissa, the heavy lance.
Ptolemys geography at lacuscurtius english translation, incomplete. Tribes known by the name volcae were found simultaneously in. The geography also known by its latin names as the geographia and the cosmographia, is a. Unfortunately, his gazetteer and maps contained a great number of errors due to the simple fact that ptolemy was forced to rely upon the best estimates. The geography, also known by its latin names as the geographia and the cosmographia, is a gazetteer, an atlas, and a treatise on cartography, compiling the geographical knowledge of the 2ndcentury roman empire. The first volume discussed basic principles and dealt with map projection and globe construction. The geography at lacus curtius kansas other aesop d. Another story comes from strabo geography, book 14, chap. Originally written by claudius ptolemy in greek at alexandria around ad 150, the work was a revision of a nowlost atlas by marinus of tyre using additional roman and persian gazetteers and.
Pictones adalah suku yang tinggal di wilayah pesisir teluk biscay di sebelah selatan sungai loire. Ptolemy s geography the science of the earths surface. The original work included maps, but due to the difficulties involved in copying them by hand, the original maps have mostly fallen out of the manuscript transmission, with the notable exception of minuscule 3686. Ptolemys geography project gutenberg selfpublishing. Jan 15, 2002 ptolemy s geography is the only book on cartography to have survived from the classical period and one of the most influential scientific works of all time. Duratios was king of the pictones during the roman conquest, but his power waned thanks to the poor skill of his generals. It is an important book, because the author shows that the syrian wars were crucial for the formation of the two largest hellenistic states.
The geographia from lacus curtius straboloeb original p151 book vii, chapter 1. We must also be aware that it is through strabo that we know of the writings of eratosthenes, as the actual original text of. Other articles where guide to geography is discussed. Strabo, the greatest predecessor of ptolemy s geography, did not know anything about the precession, although he lived one century after hipparchus, who in greece discovered the effect. Dover publications, new york 1991, but originally new york library, 1932.
I ran a first proofreading pass immediately after entering each book, and later got sustained help from four other readers, so that the text of all the books is quite good already. The first is the astronomical treatise now known as the almagest, although it was originally entitled the mathematical treatise. The geography acus curtius chicago the entire text, with maps, is being put up on the web. A cdrom accompanies the book, offering a searchable database freeware of ptolemy s geography. Actually, the latitude of alexandria is between 31. Ptolemy geography was not rediscovered until the mid 1500s. The geographia from lacus curtiusstraboloeb original. Suku ini menjadi asal nama kota poitiers dalam bahasa latin limonum pictonum pictavi suku ini telah membuat koin mereka sendiri pada akhir abad ke2 sm. Apologia at upenn full text in latin and english, or see translation by butler at mit back to index.
The thuringii may have been the descendants of the hermunduri. Though inaccurate due to ptolemy s varying methods of measurement and use of outdated data, geography of claudius ptolemy is nonetheless an excellent example of ancient geographical study and scientific method. Piktonu vardu buvo pavadinta to meto puatje limonum pictonum pictavi, o taip. Like ptolemy s writings on astronomy and optics, the geography is a highly original work, and it had a profound in. Claudius ptolemy mentions neither tribe in his geography but instead the teuriochaemae, who may also be connected to both. Pada masa kaisar augustus 27 sm 14 m, suku pictones menjadi bagian dari provinsi gallia aquitania yang lebih besar. Ptolemy shows magna germania at the vistula river vistula being the gothic name and verifies the recorded history of tacitus who in 98 ad recorded the britons and the germanic people in the agricola and the germania. Sep 06, 2016 this work was published before january 1, 1925, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. The political organization of the region was modeled on the royal celtic system. Ptolemy s geography is a treatise on cartography, the only book on that subject to have survived from classical antiquity. Ptolemy wrote several scientific treatises, three of which were of importance to later byzantine, islamic and western european science.
Though inaccurate due to ptolemys varying methods of measurement and use of outdated data, geography of claudius ptolemy is nonetheless an excellent example of ancient geographical study and scientific method. Unfortunately, his gazetteer and maps contained a great number of errors due to the simple fact that ptolemy was forced to rely upon the best estimates of merchant travelers who were incapable of. Originally written by claudius ptolemy in greek at alexandria around ad 150, the work was a revision of a nowlost atlas by marinus of tyre using additional roman and persian gazetteers and new principles. He used a system of grid lines to plot the latitude and longitude of some 8,000 places on a map that. The first describes hellenistic fortifications in an article about philo of byzantium, who dedicated a manual on poliorcetics to ptolemy iii euergetes. Muslim cartographers were using copies of ptolemys almagest and geography by the 9th century.
This is also an excellent site for studying historical geography. Most of these methods can be effective only insofar as ptolemy s geography is regarded as an example of. The ancient custom of transmitting to posterity the actions and manners of famous men, has not been neglected even by the present age, incurious though it be about those belonging to it, whenever any exalted and noble degree of virtue has triumphed over that false estimation of merit, and that illwill to it, by which small and great states. Ptolemys geography is the only book on cartography to have survived from the classical period and one of the most influential scientific works of all time. He was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the greek anthology. The geography by ptolemy meet your next favorite book. Obviously ptolemys rhine is far from accurate and thus it is perhaps not that helpful. Texts and where to find them university of birmingham. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As with most ancient authors, not that much is known of strabo, and the loeb editions introductory material, by the translator horace leonard jones, is about as good as one can get.
Mauritania, numidia, cyrenaica, libya, egypt, aethiopia. Book one, a discussion of the data and of the methods used. The latin text of censorinus book on ancient chronology and the roman. Though inaccurate due to ptolemy s varying methods of measurement and use of outdated data, geography of claudius ptolemy is nonetheless an excellent example of ancient geographical. Claudius ptolemy s geography ptolemy s work consists of a list of 6345 place names in the roman empire of the 2 nd c. Ptolemy ii christopher bennetts annotated egyptian royal genealogy provides detailed references to. Ptolemy s geography is the only book on cartography to have survived from the classical period and one of the most influential scientific works of all time. Most of the chapters from ptolemys geography are accompanied by maps 18 so far, bibliographic notes including references to the texts of pliny the elder and strabo, and links to the roman gazetteer and related websites. The hermunduri, hermanduri, hermunduli, hermonduri, or hermonduli were an ancient germanic tribe, who occupied an area near the elbe river, around what is now thuringia, bohemia, saxony in east germany, and franconia in northern bavaria, from the first to the third century. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with spain and gaul, 5 and 6 with italy and sicily, 7 with north and east europe, 810 with greek lands, 1114 with the main regions of asia and with asia minor, 15 with india and iran, 16.
Claudius ptolemy, in his geographia, gives a list of geographic coordinates of spherical longitude and latitude of almost ten thousand point locations on the earth surface, as they were known at. Pictones wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Like ptolemys writings on astronomy and optics, the geography is a highly original work, and it had a profound in. Claudius is a roman name and claudius ptolemy was a roman citizen. The rediscovery of this great work came at a fortunate time because the recent development of a printing industry capable of handling map reproduction made possible its circulation far beyond the few scholars who otherwise would have enjoyed access. Written in the second century ad, for more than fifteen centuries it was the most detailed topography of europe and asia available and the best reference on how to gather data and draw maps. Ptolemys geography at lacuscurtius english translation. At break of day he led his festal procession in honour of the god, and his choir arrayed in lavish splendour and singing as it marched, across the bridge to land. Geography ptolemy project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
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