Geographical Perceptions of the North in Pomponius Mela and Ptolemy

Authors

  • O.A.W. Dilke

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic2218

Keywords:

Geography, History, Arctic regions

Abstract

The Greeks and Romans were rather slow to change their views of the North which they had developed over hundreds of years. ... [The author outlines what was and was not known of the Arctic in early times, particularly in the world of Mela and Ptolemy.]

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Published

1984-01-01

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 4 (1984): December: 321–616

Section

Articles