Greek geographer, known only through his immediate successor Claudius Ptolemaeus, who mentions M. as a source in his ‘Introduction to the Representation of the Earth (γεωγραφικὴ ὑφήγησις/geōgraphikḗ hyphḗgēsis, = ‘G.). Arabic texts which mention M. all trace back to the ‘G. [8. 189].
Place names used by M. allow his work to be dated to between AD 107 and 114/5; cities are mentioned with the name of Trajan refering to…
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Gärtner, Hans Armin (Heidelberg),
Nutton, Vivian (London),
Rist, Josef (Würzburg),
Saffrey, Henri D. (Paris),
Leppin, Hartmut (Hannover) and
Tinnefeld, Franz (Munich),
“Marinus”, in:
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