Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World (with Map-by-Map Directory on CD-ROM)

Talbert, Richard J. A. (Editor)/ Talbert, Richard J. A./ Bagnall, Roger S. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 069103169X / ISBN 13: 9780691031699

Published by Princeton Univ Pr, 2000

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hardback/cd-rom edition. 102 pages. 24.00x14.00x1.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World (with Map-by-Map Directory on CD-ROM)
• Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 069103169X
• ISBN 13: 9780691031699
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 4.32 kilograms

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Synopsis

In 102 full-color maps spread over 175 pages, the Barrington Atlas re-creates the entire world of the Greeks and Romans from the British Isles to the Indian subcontinent and deep into North Africa. It spans the territory of more than 75 modern countries. Its large format (13 1/4 x 18 in. or 33.7 x 46.4 cm) has been custom-designed by the leading cartographic supplier, MapQuest.com, Inc., and is unrivaled for range, clarity, and detail. Over 70 experts, aided by an equal number of consultants, have worked from satellite-generated aeronautical charts to return the modern landscape to its ancient appearance, and to mark ancient names and features in accordance with the most up-to-date historical scholarship and archaeological discoveries. Chronologically, the Barrington Atlas spans archaic Greece to the Late Roman Empire, and no more than two standard scales (1:500,000 and 1:1,000,000) are used to represent most regions.

Since the 1870s, all attempts to map the classical world comprehensively have failed. The Barrington Atlas has finally achieved that elusive and challenging goal. It began in 1988 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, under the direction of the distinguished ancient historian Richard Talbert, and has been developed with approximately $4.5 million in funding support.

The resulting Barrington Atlas is a reference work of permanent value. It has an exceptionally broad appeal to everyone worldwide with an interest in the ancient Greeks and Romans, the lands they penetrated, and the peoples and cultures they encountered in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. Scholars and libraries should find it essential. It is also for students, travelers, lovers of fine cartography, and anyone eager to retrace Alexander's eastward marches, cross the Alps with Hannibal, traverse the Eastern Mediterranean with St. Paul, or ponder the roads, aqueducts, and defense works of the Roman Empire. For the new millennium the Barrington Atlas brings the ancient past back to life in an unforgettably vivid and inspiring way.

About the Author

Richard J. A. Talbert is research professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he leads the Ancient World Mapping Center. He is the author and coeditor of many books, including World and Hour in Roman Minds, Challenges of Mapping the Classical World, and Atlas of Classical History.