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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on Sep 24, 2020, 02:39 PM

Title: Britannia in the Ravenna Cosmography - a Reassessment
Post by: Imperial Dave on Sep 24, 2020, 02:39 PM
https://www.academia.edu/4175080/BRITANNIA_IN_THE_RAVENNA_COSMOGRAPHY_A_REASSESSMENT

this might not be everyone's cup of tea but since its super up to date (and indeed a heavily revised edition at that) and goes through in detail potential place-names (including assessment of all teh potential copyist errors) in Roman Britain its definitely worth a read
Title: Re: Britannia in the Ravenna Cosmography - a Reassessment
Post by: Duncan Head on Sep 24, 2020, 05:34 PM
Moderately heavy going, though! But thanks for finding it.
Title: Re: Britannia in the Ravenna Cosmography - a Reassessment
Post by: Imperial Dave on Sep 24, 2020, 06:04 PM
Quote from: Duncan Head on Sep 24, 2020, 05:34 PM
Moderately heavy going, though! But thanks for finding it.

glad I wasnt the only one that found it a bit heavy going  ;D
Title: Re: Britannia in the Ravenna Cosmography - a Reassessment
Post by: Anton on Sep 25, 2020, 12:28 PM
Thanks Dave, much to delve into there. The author is an interesting lad.  A fair while ago he decided to look into the evidence of Arthur issue and wrote about it in a blog.  Don't know if it's still about.
Title: Re: Britannia in the Ravenna Cosmography - a Reassessment
Post by: Imperial Dave on Sep 25, 2020, 07:25 PM
Quote from: Anton on Sep 25, 2020, 12:28 PM
Thanks Dave, much to delve into there. The author is an interesting lad.  A fair while ago he decided to look into the evidence of Arthur issue and wrote about it in a blog.  Don't know if it's still about.

didnt realise about that aspect of the author ie Arthur interest. Might have a delve