The Greco-Roman Conception of the North from Pytheas to Tacitus
In this attempt to outline the main phases in the unveiling of the north in terms of present-day research, we define 'North' as all the regions bordering the Atlantic Ocean which Strabo contains in his expression 'Paroceanitide', i.e. northwest Gaul (including the province of Bel...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65269 2023-05-15T14:19:16+02:00 The Greco-Roman Conception of the North from Pytheas to Tacitus Chevallier, R. 1984-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65269 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65269/49183 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65269 ARCTIC; Vol. 37 No. 4 (1984): December: 321–616; 341-346 1923-1245 0004-0843 Geography History Arctic regions Europe Scandinavia info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1984 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:19Z In this attempt to outline the main phases in the unveiling of the north in terms of present-day research, we define 'North' as all the regions bordering the Atlantic Ocean which Strabo contains in his expression 'Paroceanitide', i.e. northwest Gaul (including the province of Belgium), the Britannic Isles, Lower Germany, and the Scandinavian peninsula. . [The article summarizes Greek and Roman knowledge of the farthest northern frontiers by providing a survey of principal sources for the researcher of classical antiquity, and the archaeologist.] Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Gaul ENVELOPE(-22.852,-22.852,64.825,64.825) ARCTIC 37 4 |
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In this attempt to outline the main phases in the unveiling of the north in terms of present-day research, we define 'North' as all the regions bordering the Atlantic Ocean which Strabo contains in his expression 'Paroceanitide', i.e. northwest Gaul (including the province of Belgium), the Britannic Isles, Lower Germany, and the Scandinavian peninsula. . [The article summarizes Greek and Roman knowledge of the farthest northern frontiers by providing a survey of principal sources for the researcher of classical antiquity, and the archaeologist.] |
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