Subversive Geography in Tacitus' Germania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10992379 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zoë M Tan (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Pages | 181-204 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Roman Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0075-4358 • E-ISSN: 1753-528X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0075435814000021 |
| OpenAlex | W1986790464 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
Geography is a fundamental element of ancient ethnography, yet the account of the environment in Tacitus' Germania is notably sparse. Standard elements of geographic description are absent, or are presented in restricted (and subversive) ways. This paper examines the presentation and structuring of Germanic spaces against a backdrop of contrasting contemporary geographic writings, and considers the implications of Tacitus' rejection of geographic norms
Element (criminal law · Ethnography · Geography · Political science · Presentation (obstetrics · Sociology · Structuring · Anthropology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Literary Studies · Law · Linguistics and language evolution
Putting the World in Order
Roman Germany
The Agricola
Space in Language and Cognition
The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought
The Parallelogram and the Pinecone
Zur Gesamtinterpretation der 'Germania' des Tacitus
Structure and History in the Germania of Tacitus
The Cambridge Companion to Tacitus
Geography in Classical Antiquity
Tales of the Barbarians
Caesar in Gaul and Rome
Writing and Empire in Tacitus
Space, Geography, and Politics in the Early Roman Empire
The Roman Frontier in Germany
Ammianus Geographicus
The Meaning of the Terms Limes and Limitanei
Ancient Perspectives
No Place Like Rome
"Imaginary Geography" in Caesar's Bellum Gallicum
Rethinking the Other in Antiquity
Ethnic Constructs in Antiquity
The Parthians in Augustan Rome
| Highly cited | No |
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