From the Isles of the Blessed to Taprobane

• Autores: Melinda Székely
• Localización: Acta classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis, ISSN 0418-453X, Nº. 60, 2024, págs. 97-107
• Idioma: inglés
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  • By analysing Pliny's Naturalis Historia and placing it in the broader context of ancient knowledge, I describe the knowledge and myths about the islands of the western and eastern edges of the known world in antiquity, with particular reference to Pliny's subjective ideas.