Shaping the Geography of Empire: Man and Nature in Herodotus’ Histories 1st Edition

Shaping the Geography of Empire: Man and Nature in Herodotus’ Histories 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780198820437,0198820437,9780192552389, 0192552384

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 0192552384
• ISBN-13: 9780192552389
• Author: Katherine Clarke

This volume explores the spatial framework of Herodotus’ Histories, the Greek historian’s account of Persian imperialism in the sixth and fifth century BC and its culmination in a series of grand expeditions against Greece itself. Focusing on his presentation of the natural world through careful geographical descriptions, ranging from continents and river and mountain networks on a vast scale down to the local settings for individual episodes, it also examines how these landscapes are charged with greater depth and resonance through Herodotus’ use of mythological associations and spatial parallels.

Table contents:

1. ‘…there was no Herodotus before Herodotus’

2. Mapping Out the World

3. Lines and Dots

4. Depth and Resonance

5. Geographical Morality

6. The Conquest of Nature: Herodotus’ ‘Military Narrative’

7. Writing an Imperial Geography

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