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Geographical Perceptions of the North in Pomponius Mela and Ptolemy

Year: 1984
Type: article
Abstract: The Greeks and Romans were rather slow to change their views of the North which they had developed over hundreds of years. ... [The author outlines what was and was not known of the Arctic in early times, particularly in the world of Mela and Ptolemy.]
Source: ARCTIC
Author: O.A.W. Dilke
Language: English
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2000048968
FWCI: 4.623
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Cited by: 31
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