Tan cerca, tan lejos. Asia menor en la percepción geográfica griega (de Homero al siglo IV a.C.)
- Encarnación Castro-páez (ed. lit.)
- Gonzalo Cruz Andreotti (ed. lit.)
Éditorial: Editorial Universidad de Alcalá ; Universidad de Alcalá ; Editorial Universidad de Sevilla ; Universidad de Sevilla
ISBN: 978-84-18254-29-1, 978-84-472-3075-4
Année de publication: 2020
Pages: 51-72
Type: Chapitre d'ouvrage
Résumé
Asia Minor was for the greeks a foreign and far place, despite its apparent geographical closeness and the frequent contacts with the reigns of Phrygia and Lidia during the archaic period. Only Herodotus’histories provides us with a partial view of its landscapes and peoples, mainly issued from the knowlwdge of military expeditions in this land. This was a privileged medium for a detailed information on inner Anatolian geography, such as it was the case with Xenophon´s Anabasis. This case is a good example for the general conditions and lack of resources that characterize the Greek view of foreign lands.