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Acta Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis

Vol. 60 (2024)
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From the Isles of the Blessed to Taprobane

Published:
2024-09-05
DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.22315/
Author
Melinda Székely
Keywords
Pliny  Naturalis Historia Taprobane  Fortunatae insulae
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Székely, M. (2024). From the Isles of the Blessed to Taprobane. Acta Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis, 60, 97–107. https://doi.org/10.22315/
Abstract

By analysing Pliny's Naturalis Historia and placing it in the broader context of ancient knowledge, I describe the knowledge and myths about the islands of the western and eastern edges of the known world in antiquity, with particular reference to Pliny's subjective ideas.