Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome - Softcover

Adkins, Lesley

 
9780195123326: Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome

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"A marvelous encyclopedia of Roman life."--The Good Book Guide

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Lesley and Roy A. Adkins are both professional archaeologists. They have written numerous books together including Dictionary of Roman Religion, An Introduction to Archaeology, and Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece.

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From Chapter 5: Cartography: There are very few records of maps dating to the republic, although they certainly existed, many probably associated with land surveys. In the empire maps and plans were fairly common. By the time of Augustus, geographical knowledge was extensive. General maps, land surveyors' maps and town plans were drawn to scale. The Latin word for map is forma (map, plan or shape), and a world map is a descriptio (literally, a "drawing"). The term itinerarium pictum was also used, possibly referring to the Peutinger Table type of map or to an itinerary accompanied by paintings. A mappa is late Latin for a map, meaning literally "cloth". Maps are mentioned by various authors....

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