Mela, Pomponius
- Textgroups:
- phi0929
- CITE id:
- urn:cite:perseus:author.909
- Phi id:
- phi0929
- Stoa id:
- stoa0200
- Alt id:
- LCCN n 80139084
- Name:
- Mela, Pomponius
- Abbr:
- Mel.
Mela
MELA - Alt names:
- Pomponius Mela
Mela, Geographus
Mela, Pomponius
Pomponius, ex Hispania
Pomponius, Geographus
Pomponius, Tingenteritanus
Mela, Geographer
Pomponius, Geographer
Mella, Pomponius
Pomponi, Mela
Pomponio, Mela
Pomponio, Mela
Mel.
Mela
MELA - Field of activity:
- Geographer
- Notes:
- "Pomponius, III 5, P. Mela, From Tingentera in southern Spain,
geographer, 1st century" .....Geographer from Tingentera (Mela 2,96) in southern Spain. Under
Claudius in AD 43/4 (3,49) he wrote in 3 books the earliest surviving geographical work in
Latin
the traditional title is De chorographia ('Description of Regions')...." from Gärtner, Hans Armin (Heidelberg). "Pomponius." Brill's New Pauly. Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider . Brill, 2008. Brill Online. Tufts University Library. 04 April 2008
Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith, 1867, Vol 2, pg. 1011: "Mela, Pomponius, the first Roman author who composed a formal, treatise upon Geography....." - Author info:
- Wikipedia
- Smith's Dictionary
- URN:
- urn:cts:latinLit:phi0929.phi001
- Word Count:
- 16639 Click here for Work record