Tolemeo e la geografia degli antichi

• Autores: Francesco Prontera
• Localización: Geografía y cartografía de la Antigüedad al Renacimiento: estudios en honor de Francesco Prontera / Encarnación Castro Páez (ed. lit.), Gonzalo Cruz Andreotti (ed. lit.), 2020, ISBN 978-84-18254-29-1, págs. 39-50
• Idioma: italiano
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• Resumen

  • With Ptolomey ancient cartography reaches its highest point in terms of theoretical development. Conversely, and surprisingly, topography shows a regression especially in the provinces of the Roman Empire. This regression can be explained by the separation between historiography and ‘scientific’ geography. By using examples from Ptolemys’ Geography, the paper aims to call attention on the consequences of this separation.