A map of North Africa as it was known to Europeans in 1482, created by German cartographer Lienhart Holl and based on Ptolemey's fourth map of Africa...
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the mouth of the Arabian gulfe to the cape of Guardafu called of olde by Ptolemey Aromata promontorium.[...] Adea, the second kingdome of the land of Aian...
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treatises written entirely in its marginal space. Those are commentaries on Ptolemey's Quadripartitum and Centiloquium, at least partly composed by Heingarter...
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he hopes to establish himself with the help of his ally, the boy king Ptolemey, who has many Roman veterans in his army. Most of the action is reported...
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Clodius. Believing that Marcus Caelius’ debts to Pompey, who wishes to keep Ptolemey XII in power, motivated him to murder the philosopher, Clodia hires Gordianus...
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