Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman world

Publication/Creation:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2000

Format:

Map

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman world / edited by Richard J.A. Talbert, in collaboration with Roger S. Bagnall [and others] ; and map editors, Mary E. Downs, M. Joann McDaniel ; cartographic managers, Janet E. Kelly, Jeannine M. Schonta, David F. Stong

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947-
Bagnall, Roger S.

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Atlases
Thematic maps

Subjects:

Civilization, Greco-Roman--Maps
History, Ancient--Maps
Greece--Antiquities--Maps
Greece--History
Rome--Antiquities--Maps
Rome--History

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Overview maps -- Europa Septentrionalis -- Hispania-Lybia -- Italia -- Graecia-Asia Minor -- Syria-Meroe -- Pontus Euxinus-Persicus Sinus-Bactria -- Provinces of the Roman Empire.

Bibliography:

Includes indexes.

Summary:

In 99 full-color maps spread over 175 pages, the Barrington Atlas recreates 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 x 19 ins or 33 x 48 cm) has been custom-designed by the leading cartographic supplier MapQuest.com, Inc., and is unrivalled 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. This new initiative 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 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 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 all find it essential, although it is not just for them. It is also for students, travelers and lovers of fine cartography, as well as for anyone eager to retrace Alexander's eastward marches, to cross the Alps with Hannibal, to traverse the Eastern Mediterranean with St. Paul, or to 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.--Publisher description.

Holdings Note:

GENERAL: CD-Rom disk is missing.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 atlas (xxviii, 102 maps) : color ; 47 cm + 1 computer disc (4 3/4 in.)

Technical Note:

System requirements for accompanying computer disc: MAC or PC that supports Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 4.0. The installation software for Acrobat Reader is included on the CD-ROM.

General Note:

Most maps are double-paged.
CD-ROM inserted in pocket on p. [3] of cover has title: Map-by-map directory.
Includes gazetteer.
Accompanied by: Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman world : v. 1-2, map-by-map directory / edited by Richard J.A. Talbert. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2000. 1383 p. ; 29 cm.
Accompanying material on shelf.

Related Resources Link:

Publisher description
(Map by map directory)

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990011841220302486

ISBN:

9780691031699
9780691049458
069103169X
0691049459

OCLC Number:

43970336

Barcode:

300000212496
300000208368
010000555565