The Peutinger Map is the only map of the Roman world to come down to us from antiquity. Richard Talbert's study presented in Rome's World: The Peutinger Map Reconsidered offers a long-overdue reinterpretation and appreciation of the map as a masterpiece of both mapmaking and imperial Roman ideology. With the aid of digital technology, this book enables readers to engage with the Peutinger Map in all of its fascinating immensity more closely than ever before.
Main Features
Hardcover: 376 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2010
Dimensions: 10.1 x 7 x 1.3 inches
Review
Richard Talbert's study presented in Rome's World: The Peutinger Map Reconsidered offers a long-overdue reinterpretation and appreciation of the map as a masterpiece of both mapmaking and imperial Roman ideology.
