GREEK and there SCHOLARS
GREEK
The period is known as the ‘GOLDEN AGE OF GREECE’. They
borrowed many concepts of astronomy, geometry and mathematics
from Egyptian, Sumerian and Assyrian.
Later on all the knowledge related to geography was limited to the
countries and island adjacent to Greece and the groups of nation
which are surrounding the Aegean Sea. At that time people believes
in the fancies and fables mythology.
Greek was a country which was surrounding by the Aegean sea so, it
provide a great research material for the geographers as well as
Greek contains mountains and plains. Mountains are mostly covered
by the snow at the time of winters and the rivers are torrents and
debouch from hills to costal plains. Due to this they have great ports
and harbours and these harbours inspire the project for the
geographers. Capes project into the sea inspire trades to go to the
neighbouring island and nations.
Greek living in such a physical setting was able to make tremendous
advancement in the knowledge of geomorphology, climatology and
oceanography. The limestone topography of the mainland many
rivers disappear emerging once again from the subterranean course.
Greece lies at a weak zone of the earth it faces many earthquakes.
Many scholars describe it as supernatural things but some of them
tried to explain them with some scientific reason.
During 5th and 3rd century BC, the Greek colonies were established in
different parts of the Mediterranean Sea and Euxine (black sea). In 5
,TH century Miletus and the colonies on the Euxine became the main
centre for geographical enquiry. The early expedition of Hanno along
the Libya now Africa and Alexander toward east, provided
knowledge to the Greeks about distant lands and people. The library
museum at Alexandria provides an impetus to Greek scholars to
know more about the phenomena. It was at this library museum that
Eratosthenes and Hipparchus made their scientific observations
about the size, shape and circumference of the earth.
[Greek were not secretive unlike Phoenicians who were given to
obsessive secrecy]
, SCHOLARS
HERODOTUS:
He was a historian and ethnographer but he contributed appreciably
in the field of geography. He was known as the father of history .He
was famous for his inquiry on the origin of the Greece-Roman wars.
He was a traveller and during travel he observes various things which
he mentioned in his books. He has a great knowledge about soils,
ocean and seas it is confirmed when he supports a hypothesis which
is related to Nile mud deposit into Mediterranean sea, He has a great
knowledge about soils, ocean and seas it is confirmed when he
supports a hypothesis which is related to Nile mud deposits into
Mediterranean sea, he was also well known about Greek, Libya
( Africa) and many more areas, which are now countries.
Birth and death of Herodotus:
He was born in 484bce in Halicarnassus, Asia Minor [now Bodrum,
Turkey].
It was said that in 443bc Herodotus joined a group of Athenians who
set out to colonize a city, Thurii in southern Italy and over there due
to outbreak of the plague he died in 425BC.
EDUCATION:
He was born in Halicarnassus which was a part of Persian Empire, so
Herodotus was born as a citizen of Persia. His family was well off
financially and Herodotus received classical Greek educations which
include much reading.
How his travel life started;
GREEK
The period is known as the ‘GOLDEN AGE OF GREECE’. They
borrowed many concepts of astronomy, geometry and mathematics
from Egyptian, Sumerian and Assyrian.
Later on all the knowledge related to geography was limited to the
countries and island adjacent to Greece and the groups of nation
which are surrounding the Aegean Sea. At that time people believes
in the fancies and fables mythology.
Greek was a country which was surrounding by the Aegean sea so, it
provide a great research material for the geographers as well as
Greek contains mountains and plains. Mountains are mostly covered
by the snow at the time of winters and the rivers are torrents and
debouch from hills to costal plains. Due to this they have great ports
and harbours and these harbours inspire the project for the
geographers. Capes project into the sea inspire trades to go to the
neighbouring island and nations.
Greek living in such a physical setting was able to make tremendous
advancement in the knowledge of geomorphology, climatology and
oceanography. The limestone topography of the mainland many
rivers disappear emerging once again from the subterranean course.
Greece lies at a weak zone of the earth it faces many earthquakes.
Many scholars describe it as supernatural things but some of them
tried to explain them with some scientific reason.
During 5th and 3rd century BC, the Greek colonies were established in
different parts of the Mediterranean Sea and Euxine (black sea). In 5
,TH century Miletus and the colonies on the Euxine became the main
centre for geographical enquiry. The early expedition of Hanno along
the Libya now Africa and Alexander toward east, provided
knowledge to the Greeks about distant lands and people. The library
museum at Alexandria provides an impetus to Greek scholars to
know more about the phenomena. It was at this library museum that
Eratosthenes and Hipparchus made their scientific observations
about the size, shape and circumference of the earth.
[Greek were not secretive unlike Phoenicians who were given to
obsessive secrecy]
, SCHOLARS
HERODOTUS:
He was a historian and ethnographer but he contributed appreciably
in the field of geography. He was known as the father of history .He
was famous for his inquiry on the origin of the Greece-Roman wars.
He was a traveller and during travel he observes various things which
he mentioned in his books. He has a great knowledge about soils,
ocean and seas it is confirmed when he supports a hypothesis which
is related to Nile mud deposit into Mediterranean sea, He has a great
knowledge about soils, ocean and seas it is confirmed when he
supports a hypothesis which is related to Nile mud deposits into
Mediterranean sea, he was also well known about Greek, Libya
( Africa) and many more areas, which are now countries.
Birth and death of Herodotus:
He was born in 484bce in Halicarnassus, Asia Minor [now Bodrum,
Turkey].
It was said that in 443bc Herodotus joined a group of Athenians who
set out to colonize a city, Thurii in southern Italy and over there due
to outbreak of the plague he died in 425BC.
EDUCATION:
He was born in Halicarnassus which was a part of Persian Empire, so
Herodotus was born as a citizen of Persia. His family was well off
financially and Herodotus received classical Greek educations which
include much reading.
How his travel life started;
