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Pomponius Mela war ein römischer Geograph und Kosmograph der Antike aus Tingentera am Nordufer der Straße von Gibraltar. In den Jahren 43–44 n. Chr., also in der frühen römischen Kaiserzeit, verfasste er eine Beschreibung der damals bekannten geographischen Welt. Deren Titel ist De chorographia libri tres, Cosmographia oder De ...
Pomponius Mela, who wrote around AD 43, was the earliest known Roman geographer. He was born in Tingentera (now Algeciras) and died c. AD 45. His short work ( De situ orbis libri III.) remained in use nearly to the year 1500. [1] .
Flourished: 43 -. Spain. Notable Works: “De situ orbis”. Pomponius Mela (flourished 43 ce, Tingentera, Baetica [Roman Spain]) was the author of the only ancient treatise on geography in classical Latin, De situ orbis (“A Description of the World”), also known as De chorographia (“Concerning Chorography”). Written about 43 or 44 ce ...
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Pomponius Mela. Pomponius Mela (1. Jh. u.Z.) Aus Tingentera (dem heutigen Algeciras in Andalusien, der röm. Provinz Baetica) stammender Geograph, der um 40 u.Z. eine in Latein geschriebene Länder- und Völkerkunde über die zu seiner Zeit im Abendland bekannte Welt verfasste („De chorographia libri tres“, auch „Cosmographia“ oder ...
Mela, Pompo'nius. the first Roman author who composed a formal treatise upon Geography. From one passage in his work (2.6.74) we learn that he was born at a town situated on the bay of Algesiras, and the name of the place seems to have been Tingentera or Cingentera ; but the text is here so corrupt, that it is impossible to speak with certainty.
Learn about Pomponius Mela, a Roman geographer who divided the Earth into five zones and described antichthones, the Caspian Sea, and the Orcades. Explore his map reconstructions and compare his insights with earlier and later writers.
Pomponius Mela und Joachim Vadian Vadians große Begabung und insbesondere sein sicherer Umgang mit antiken Texten bereiteten ihm den Weg für eine umfangreiche eigene schriftstellerische Tätigkeit.
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