Texts of Greek and Latin authors on the Far East
Subtitle: from the 4th c. B.C.E. to the 14th c. C.E.
By: texts compiled by George Coedès ; texts revised and translated by John Sheldon ; with contributions by Samuel N.C. Lieu and Gregory Fox
Contributors: Sheldon, John (Research fellow); Union académique internationale; Macquarie University. Ancient Cultures Research Centre; Macquarie University. Ancient History Documentary Research Centre
Series: Studia antiqua australiensia -- v. 4-; Studia antiqua australiensia -- v. 4.
Publisher: Brepols
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Turnhout]
Language: eng; grc; lat
ISBN-13: 9782503533667
Subjects: Texts; Latin language; Greek language; Description and travel; Historical geography; Translations into English
Work titles: Textes d'auteurs grecs et latins relatifs à l'Extrême-Orient
Description: This volume comprises a unique collection of Greek and Latin texts containing references to the Far East. Compiled by George Coedes (1886-1969) and published by him in 1910, these well-selected writings have waited until now for an English translation. The texts range from `Ctesias' in the Fourth Century BCE to Byzantine writers of the 14th Century CE like Nicephorus Gregoras. There are allusions in literary works, both prose and verse, as well as extracts from geographers and historians, some tangential, others giving in-depth descriptions. Even when these are based on second or third hand information they are the basis for any study of the Far East seen through Western eyes. Coedes collected his information very thoroughly and his presentation of the material betokens a sound grasp of all the highly diverse though related literature. The Greek and Latin texts in this volume have been translated direct from the original languages by John Sheldon with an introductory essay by.

Sam Lieu as well as translation by Greg Fox of the original preface and introduction by George Coedes.

This is the 4th volume in the series Studia Antiqua Australiensia, produced within the Ancient Cultures Research Centre, Macquarie University. --Book Jacket.
Notes: At head of title: International Union of Academies (Union académique internationale). Project 67, China and the Mediterranean world.

"Ancient Cultures Research Centre, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia."

Series editorial board under the auspices of the Ancient History Documentary Research Centre (a division of the Ancient Cultures Research Centre), Macquarie University.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Texts in Greek or Latin, with English translation in parallel columns.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Texts and translations