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Subversive Geography in Tacitus' Germania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2014

Zoë M. Tan
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Abstract

Geography is a fundamental element of ancient ethnography, yet the account of the environment in Tacitus' Germania is notably sparse. Standard elements of geographic description are absent, or are presented in restricted (and subversive) ways. This paper examines the presentation and structuring of Germanic spaces against a backdrop of contrasting contemporary geographic writings, and considers the implications of Tacitus' rejection of geographic norms.

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TacitusGermaniaGermanygeographyenvironmentDomitianRhine-Danube frontierbordersitineraries
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The Journal of Roman Studies , Volume 104 , November 2014 , pp. 181 - 204
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2014. Published by The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 

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