Been reading on the Tabula Peutingeriana--sounds like Late Roman travellers+diplomats would have prob used this, not a Ptolemaic map..??
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If so, that fits rather nicely with an argument I want to make! :)
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@caitlinrgreen I read somewhere Romans had smaller maps like Antonine Itinerary or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itinerarium_Burdigalense … -
@morangles Oh, I think you must be right, for practical travelling! But thinking more of Late Roman world view, esp of diplomats :) -
@caitlinrgreen Procopius Sidonius Appolinaris -
@morangles Indeed :) Essentially, what would the 'mental map' of the known world have looked like for a 5thC diplomat :) -
@caitlinrgreen JAerome and Augistine of Hippo can provide clues
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The Tavola di Velletri, a mappa mundi made c.1430, on two copper tablets w/ south at top: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tavola_di_Velletri.jpg …pic.twitter.com/1jfRQAQtp2
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@caitlinrgreen It really is fascinating. Attempting to date it is fun - seeming later addition of Constantinople; small nature of Jerusalem -
@ClassAssocNI And also the presence of Pompeii :) Yes, it's utterly fascinating, especially how far east it goes! -
@caitlinrgreen Prof Talbert mentioned the name of Heraclea/Perinthus as a possible dating marker. There do seem to be some later additions -
@ClassAssocNI Agreed: quite fascinating! :)
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@caitlinrgreen@NorfArchTrust One of the great maps. I am in Algeria in a couple of weeks time looking at forts. Oh for a decent Roman map.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@caitlinrgreen ha I'd bombard my brother with this but he is in China right now visiting his owners, internet can be iffy at least SOC mediaThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@caitlinrgreen There was a copy at@museecluny 2months ago Did they stick it on a wall to see or on a very long table when itwas madeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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