Article ID: CBB829920369

Widerspenstige Flüsse und hinterhältige Schluchten - Ammians anthropomorphe Natur (2015)

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The geographical digressions in Ammianus Marcellinus’ text have often been neglected with respect to their narrative function. This article explores how Ammianus makes frequent use of geographical descriptions to underline the unity of space and people: for Ammianus, the conquest of a territory must always go along with the subjugation of its natural world.

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Authors & Contributors
Panichi, Silvia
Hoz, María Paz de
Carro, Domenico
Rodolfo Bargnesi
Baier, Christof
Laurent Bricault
Journals
Geographia antiqua
Publishers
Peter Lang
L'Erma di Bretschneider
de Gruyter
Concepts
Roman Empire
Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge
Geography
Historical geography
Science and literature
Poetry and poetics
People
Strabo
Pliny the Elder
Galen
Eratosthenes of Cyrene
Empedocles of Agrigentum
Diodorus Siculus
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
2nd century
Early modern
Renaissance
6th century
Places
Hellenistic world
Mediterranean region
Egypt
Alexandria (Egypt)
Italy
Adige River (Italy)
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