Hecataeus of Miletus Writes the First Geography Book
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- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Education, Literature, Publishing, Discovery, Exploration, Geography
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Historians, Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Turkey
- Date: c. 500-470
Article abstract: Greek geographer and historian Hecataeus of Miletus developed a comprehensive view of the Mediterranean physical world and wrote the first geography book, which included a map.
Summary of Event
Hecataeus of Miletus wrote the first comprehensive description of the Mediterranean world, the Ges Periodos (fifth century b.c.e.; tour around the world). In this work, which included a map, Hecataeus participated in the intellectual revolution of fifth century b.c.e. Greece, using techniques developed by earlier thinkers in Asia Minor and...
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