Vol. 33 No. 2 (2007): XXXIII - 2007, fascicolo 2
Articoli

Il geografo imperfetto: Basilio di Cesarea e i fiumi

Published 2013-07-04

Keywords

  • Basilius,
  • Third Homily,
  • geographical knowledge

Abstract

Analysis of the digression on rivers in Basilius’ third Homily on the Hexaemeron, focusing on his attitude towards the classical tradition and his exploitation of ancient sources, especially Aristotle’s Meteorologica.