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Duane W. Roller
Historian, archaeologist, and classical scholar, Duane W. Roller is Professor Emeritus of Classics at The Ohio State University, and currently lives in Santa Fe, NM. He is the author of twelve books, including The Building Program of Herod the Great, Eratosthenes' Geography, Cleopatra: A... show more

Historian, archaeologist, and classical scholar, Duane W. Roller is Professor Emeritus of Classics at The Ohio State University, and currently lives in Santa Fe, NM. He is the author of twelve books, including The Building Program of Herod the Great, Eratosthenes' Geography, Cleopatra: A Biography, The Geography of Strabo, and Ancient Geography. He has excavated in Greece, Italy, Turkey, and the Levant. He is a three-time Fulbright scholar, most recently the Karl-Franzens Distinguished Chair of Cultural Studies at the University of Graz, Austria.
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Elentarri's Book Blog
Elentarri's Book Blog rated it 8 years ago
This book provides a summary and brief analysis of what the Classical Greeks and Romans knew or thought about the world around them in terms of geography and exploratory journeys. The book basically does what it says on the cover, so there isn't much to comment on. This book would make a useful a...
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VeganCleopatra rated it 14 years ago
The number one question I have regarding this book is: Why the hell does it cost $130? Seriously?As for the book itself, I found it rather tedious to read. No I was not expecting a novel but Roller's style is exhausting. If I had a tendency to fall asleep while reading I would have been knocked out....
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