Ancient Celtic Placenames in Europe and Asia Minor, Number 39

by Patrick Sims-Williams

Book Overview

An original study revealing the history of place-names from Ireland to Anatolia, from Scotland to the Apennines, and from to Andalusia the Black Seas.

Includes numerous original maps and uncovers new methodology for linguistic geography Uses a dataset of over 20,000 names recorded by Greek and Latin authors such as Polybius, Caesar and Tacitus and by early geographers such as Strabo, Pliny, Ptolemy and the Ravenna Cosmographer A significant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405145706
• ISBN13: 9781405145701
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"