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Illusion and Reality in Latin Topographical Writing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2009

Nicholas Horsfall
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From Cluverius and Holstenius, through Nissen and Hülsen to the distinguished contributors to the Quaderni dell' Istituto di Topografia antica, the study of Italian topography has achieved solid progress, sometimes with important consequences for military and economic history. New concords between battles and battlefields, between nameless sites and siteless names, continue to be proposed and the steady popularity of a subject involving archaeology, epigraphy, literary texts, and country walks is readily understandable: we must all be grateful for the very real improvements which continue to be made to our map of central Italy.

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Greece & Rome , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , October 1985, pp. 197 - 208
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Copyright © The Classical Association 1985

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