Pomponius Mela's Description of the World

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Summary: uhmm......brief description.
Review: Mela's this work is the first geographical description in Latin. as a beginner for historical geography, i expected more than real, cuz i have seen many quotations about this book from many other books. it is very cleared, but simple descriptions. If you want to know more about the ancient geography, i recommend other works such as Strabo, Pausanias (you can find these from Loeb Classical Libraries), et. al. But if you need to study it as a expert, you can choose this.

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Summary: simple descriptions....
Review: Mela's work is the first geographical description written in Latin. As a beginner for stduying historical geography, i'd expected more than real. It is very clear, but very simple. If you want to know about ancient geography, you must read other famous works such as works of Strabo, Pausanias, et. al. However, if you're an expert of it, this work will be a part of your knowledge.