Geographical and Historical Description of Asia Minor, Vol. 1 offers a map‑backed, scholarly look at the ancient peninsula, blending geography with the story of its peoples and towns.
The volume examines Asia Minor from its defining seas to its eastern frontiers, tracing how names and borders evolved from Herodotus’s time to late antiquity.
This edition surveys the principal regions—from Mysia and Troas to Bithynia, Paphlagonia, Pontus, and the Ionian coast—explaining origins, boundaries, coastlines, interior geography, and the lives of the peoples who shaped the area. It also explores how classical writers, Herodotus to Strabo, viewed the landscape and its divisions, with careful attention to places, rivers, and routes that linked the region together.
What you’ll experience
- Detailed region-by-region descriptions that connect place to history, from coastlines to inland mountains.
- Explanations of ancient geographic terms, provincial boundaries, and the evolution of regional names.
- Notes on towns, routes, coins, and historical events that illuminate daily life and power in antiquity.
- Context for understanding Greek and Roman perspectives on Asia Minor’s geography.
Ideal for readers who want a solid, map‑based understanding of Asia Minor’s classical geography and its rich historical narrative.