Pomponius Mela...

<p>Redécouvrez l'œuvre classique de Pomponius Mela un géographe romain de l'époque impériale. Bien que peu d'informations subsistent sur sa vie son traité souvent intitulé De situ orbis ou De chorographia est un compendium précieux de connaissances géographiques du monde connu des Romains. </p><p>Ce texte offre un aperçu fascinant des perceptions géographiques antiques des descriptions des continents des peuples et des coutumes tel que les Romains les imaginaient. L'œuvre de Mela se distingue par son style littéraire soigné et sa tentative de présenter une vue d'ensemble cohérente du monde malgré les lacunes et les inexactitudes inhérentes aux connaissances de l'époque. Pomponius Mela... est essentiel pour les historiens les géographes et tous ceux qui s'intéressent à la cartographie historique et à la vision du monde dans l'Antiquité.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>